SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 25/2.5

SHS 25/2.5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 25 mm, wall thickness 2.5 mm, weight 1.6 kg/m, cross-section area 2.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

25Side a · mm

2.5Wall thickness t · mm

2.09Area A · cm²

1.64Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension25.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o5.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.50 mm

Cross-section area A2.090 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³1.64kg/m

Section properties

I1.690 cm⁴

W_el1.352 cm³

W_pl1.713 cm³

i9.00 mm

I_t2.966 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 25/2.5 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/ 0.5 kN·m

Shear/ 16.6 kN

Compression/ 1.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl0.5 kN·m / 0.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 105 mm²16.6 kN / 16.6 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd57.5 kN / 1.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.4 kN / 1.4 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.02

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.