SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 260/16

SHS 260/16 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 260 mm, wall thickness 16 mm, weight 114 kg/m, cross-section area 145.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 13740 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1057 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

16Wall thickness t · mm

145.17Area A · cm²

114.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t16.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o48.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i32.00 mm

Cross-section area A145.170 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³114.00kg/m

Section properties

I13 740.000 cm⁴

W_el1 057.000 cm³

W_pl1 289.000 cm³

i97.30 mm

I_t23 990.000 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/ 354.5 kN·m

Shear/ 1.15 MN

Compression/ 3.15 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl354.5 kN·m / 354.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 7259 mm²1.15 MN / 1.15 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd3.99 MN / 3.15 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z11.39 MN / 11.39 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.79

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.