SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 40/4

SHS 40/4 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 40 mm, wall thickness 4 mm, weight 4.2 kg/m, cross-section area 5.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 11.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 5.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

40Side a · mm

4Wall thickness t · mm

5.35Area A · cm²

4.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension40.00 mm

Wall thickness t4.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o8.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i4.00 mm

Cross-section area A5.350 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³4.20kg/m

Section properties

I11.070 cm⁴

W_el5.537 cm³

W_pl7.015 cm³

i14.40 mm

I_t19.440 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 40/4 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/ 1.9 kN·m

Shear/ 42.5 kN

Compression/ 8.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.9 kN·m / 1.9 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 268 mm²42.5 kN / 42.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd147.1 kN / 8.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z9.2 kN / 9.2 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.