SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 30/3

SHS 30/3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 30 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 2.4 kg/m, cross-section area 3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3.5 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2.3 cm³.

Cross section · mm

30Side a · mm

3Wall thickness t · mm

3.01Area A · cm²

2.36Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension30.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A3.010 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.36kg/m

Section properties

I3.504 cm⁴

W_el2.336 cm³

W_pl2.959 cm³

i10.80 mm

I_t6.150 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/ 0.8 kN·m

Shear/ 23.9 kN

Compression/ 2.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl0.8 kN·m / 0.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 151 mm²23.9 kN / 23.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd82.8 kN / 2.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.9 kN / 2.9 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.03

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.