SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 250/12

SHS 250/12 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 250 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 84.8 kg/m, cross-section area 108.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 9859 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 788.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Side a · mm

12Wall thickness t · mm

108.06Area A · cm²

84.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension250.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o36.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i24.00 mm

Cross-section area A108.060 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³84.80kg/m

Section properties

I9 859.000 cm⁴

W_el788.800 cm³

W_pl943.600 cm³

i95.50 mm

I_t16 690.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 250/12 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/ 259.5 kN·m

Shear/ 857.8 kN

Compression/ 2.33 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl259.5 kN·m / 259.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 5403 mm²857.8 kN / 857.8 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.97 MN / 2.33 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z8.17 MN / 8.17 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.78

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.