SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 300/12.5

SHS 300/12.5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 300 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 107.6 kg/m, cross-section area 137 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 18350 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1223 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz30030012.5[mm]
300Side a · mm
12.5Wall thickness t · mm
137.04Area A · cm²
107.60Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Side dimension300.00 mm
Wall thickness t12.50 mm
Outer corner radius ro37.50 mm
Inner corner radius ri25.00 mm
Cross-section area A137.040 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
107.60kg/m
Section properties
I18 350.000 cm⁴
Wel1 223.000 cm³
Wpl1 451.000 cm³
i115.70 mm
It30 600.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 300/12.5 for your design forces

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 399.0 kN·m
Shear/ 1.09 MN
Compression/ 3.18 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl399.0 kN·m / 399.0 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 6852 mm²1.09 MN / 1.09 MN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd3.77 MN / 3.18 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z15.21 MN / 15.21 MN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.84

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.