SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 25/3

SHS 25/3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 25 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 1.9 kg/m, cross-section area 2.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 1.8 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

25Side a · mm

3Wall thickness t · mm

2.41Area A · cm²

1.89Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension25.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A2.410 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³1.89kg/m

Section properties

I1.841 cm⁴

W_el1.473 cm³

W_pl1.915 cm³

i8.70 mm

I_t3.327 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/ 0.5 kN·m

Shear/ 19.1 kN

Compression/ 1.4 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 = 121 mm²19.1 kN / 19.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd66.3 kN / 1.4 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z1.5 kN / 1.5 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.