SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 50/2

SHS 50/2 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 50 mm, wall thickness 2 mm, weight 2.9 kg/m, cross-section area 3.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 14.2 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 5.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

50Side a · mm

2Wall thickness t · mm

3.74Area A · cm²

2.93Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension50.00 mm

Wall thickness t2.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o4.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i2.00 mm

Cross-section area A3.740 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³2.93kg/m

Section properties

I14.150 cm⁴

W_el5.659 cm³

W_pl6.662 cm³

i19.50 mm

I_t22.630 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/ 1.8 kN·m

Shear/ 29.7 kN

Compression/ 10.0 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl1.8 kN·m / 1.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 187 mm²29.7 kN / 29.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd102.8 kN / 10.0 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z11.7 kN / 11.7 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.10

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.