SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 500/12.5

SHS 500/12.5 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 500 mm, wall thickness 12.5 mm, weight 186.1 kg/m, cross-section area 237 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 92440 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 3698 cm³.

Cross section · mm

500Side a · mm

12.5Wall thickness t · mm

237.04Area A · cm²

186.10Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension500.00 mm

Wall thickness t12.50 mm

Outer corner radius r_o37.50 mm

Inner corner radius r_i25.00 mm

Cross-section area A237.040 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³186.10kg/m

Section properties

I92 440.000 cm⁴

W_el3 698.000 cm³

W_pl4 290.000 cm³

i197.50 mm

I_t148 000.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 500/12.5 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/ 1.02 MNm

Shear/ 1.88 MN

Compression/ 6.21 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass3

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_el1.02 MNm / 1.02 MNm

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 11852 mm²1.88 MN / 1.88 MN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd6.52 MN / 6.21 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z76.64 MN / 76.64 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.95

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.