SHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

SHS 60/3

SHS 60/3 is a cold-formed square hollow section per EN 10219: side 60 mm, wall thickness 3 mm, weight 5.2 kg/m, cross-section area 6.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 35.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 11.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

60Side a · mm

3Wall thickness t · mm

6.61Area A · cm²

5.19Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Side dimension60.00 mm

Wall thickness t3.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o6.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i3.00 mm

Cross-section area A6.610 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³5.19kg/m

Section properties

I35.130 cm⁴

W_el11.710 cm³

W_pl13.950 cm³

i23.10 mm

I_t57.090 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of SHS 60/3 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/ 3.8 kN·m

Shear/ 52.5 kN

Compression/ 24.1 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl3.8 kN·m / 3.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 331 mm²52.5 kN / 52.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd181.8 kN / 24.1 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z29.1 kN / 29.1 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.13

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.