SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 160/6.3

SHS 160/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 160 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 29.3 kg/m, cross-section area 37.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1442 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 180.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

37.37Area A · cm²

29.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A37.370 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³29.30kg/m

Section properties

I1 442.000 cm⁴

W_el180.300 cm³

W_pl212.600 cm³

i62.10 mm

I_t2 349.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/6.3 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 58.5 kN·m

Shear/ 296.7 kN

Compression/ 599.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl58.5 kN·m / 58.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1869 mm²296.7 kN / 296.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.03 MN / 599.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.20 MN / 1.20 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.58

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.