SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 160/8

SHS 160/8 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 160 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 36.5 kg/m, cross-section area 46.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1741 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 217.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

160Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

46.44Area A · cm²

36.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension160.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A46.440 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³36.50kg/m

Section properties

I1 741.000 cm⁴

W_el217.700 cm³

W_pl260.100 cm³

i61.20 mm

I_t2 897.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 160/8 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/ 71.5 kN·m

Shear/ 368.7 kN

Compression/ 734.4 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl71.5 kN·m / 71.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2322 mm²368.7 kN / 368.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.28 MN / 734.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.44 MN / 1.44 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.