SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 260/6.3

SHS 260/6.3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 260 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 49.1 kg/m, cross-section area 62.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6635 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 510.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

260Side a · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

62.57Area A · cm²

49.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension260.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A62.570 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³49.10kg/m

Section properties

I6 635.000 cm⁴

W_el510.400 cm³

W_pl590.700 cm³

i103.00 mm

I_t10 480.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 260/6.3 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/ 140.4 kN·m

Shear/ 496.7 kN

Compression/ 1.39 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el140.4 kN·m / 140.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3129 mm²496.7 kN / 496.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.72 MN / 1.39 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.50 MN / 5.50 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.81

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.