SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 260/12.5

SHS 260/12.5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 260 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 91.9 kg/m, cross-section area 117 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 11550 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 888.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

12.5Wall thickness t · mm

117.04Area A · cm²

91.90Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o37.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i25.00 mm

Cross-section area A117.040 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³91.90kg/m

Section properties

I11 550.000 cm⁴

W_el888.300 cm³

W_pl1 063.000 cm³

i99.30 mm

I_t19 550.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 260/12.5 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/ 292.3 kN·m

Shear/ 929.1 kN

Compression/ 2.57 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl292.3 kN·m / 292.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 5852 mm²929.1 kN / 929.1 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.22 MN / 2.57 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z9.58 MN / 9.58 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.80

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.