SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 300/8

SHS 300/8 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 300 mm, wall thickness 8 mm, weight 71.6 kg/m, cross-section area 91.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 12800 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 853.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

300Side a · mm

8Wall thickness t · mm

91.24Area A · cm²

71.60Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension300.00 mm

Wall thickness t8.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o20.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i12.00 mm

Cross-section area A91.240 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³71.60kg/m

Section properties

I12 800.000 cm⁴

W_el853.400 cm³

W_pl990.700 cm³

i118.40 mm

I_t20 310.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 300/8 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/ 272.4 kN·m

Shear/ 724.3 kN

Compression/ 2.13 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass2

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl272.4 kN·m / 272.4 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 4562 mm²724.3 kN / 724.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd2.51 MN / 2.13 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z10.61 MN / 10.61 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.85

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.