SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 220/8

SHS 220/8 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 220 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 51.5 kg/m, cross-section area 65.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4828 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 438.9 cm³.

Cross section · mm

220Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

65.64Area A · cm²

51.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension220.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A65.640 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³51.50kg/m

Section properties

I4 828.000 cm⁴

W_el438.900 cm³

W_pl515.600 cm³

i85.80 mm

I_t7 815.000 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/ 141.8 kN·m

Shear/ 521.1 kN

Compression/ 1.34 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl141.8 kN·m / 141.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3282 mm²521.1 kN / 521.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.81 MN / 1.34 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z4.00 MN / 4.00 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.74

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.