SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 220/16

SHS 220/16 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 220 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 93.9 kg/m, cross-section area 119.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 7812 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 710.2 cm³.

Cross section · mm

220Side a · mm

16Wall thickness t · mm

119.57Area A · cm²

93.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension220.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o48.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i32.00 mm

Cross-section area A119.570 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³93.90kg/m

Section properties

I7 812.000 cm⁴

W_el710.200 cm³

W_pl880.800 cm³

i80.80 mm

I_t13 970.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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

Bending/ 242.2 kN·m

Shear/ 949.2 kN

Compression/ 2.36 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl242.2 kN·m / 242.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 5979 mm²949.2 kN / 949.2 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.29 MN / 2.36 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z6.48 MN / 6.48 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.72

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.