SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 180/8

SHS 180/8 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 180 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 41.5 kg/m, cross-section area 52.8 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2546 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 282.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

180Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

52.84Area A · cm²

41.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension180.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A52.840 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³41.50kg/m

Section properties

I2 546.000 cm⁴

W_el282.900 cm³

W_pl335.700 cm³

i69.40 mm

I_t4 189.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 180/8 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/ 92.3 kN·m

Shear/ 419.5 kN

Compression/ 935.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl92.3 kN·m / 92.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2642 mm²419.5 kN / 419.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.45 MN / 935.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.11 MN / 2.11 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.64

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.