SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 40/2

SHS 40/2 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 40 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2.3 kg/m, cross-section area 2.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 6.9 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Side a · mm

2Wall thickness t · mm

2.94Area A · cm²

2.31Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension40.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o4.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.00 mm

Cross-section area A2.940 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.31kg/m

Section properties

I6.940 cm⁴

W_el3.470 cm³

W_pl4.134 cm³

i15.40 mm

I_t11.280 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/ 1.1 kN·m

Shear/ 23.3 kN

Compression/ 5.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.1 kN·m / 1.1 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 147 mm²23.3 kN / 23.3 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd80.8 kN / 5.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z5.8 kN / 5.8 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.06

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.