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SHS 120×120×8 - Section Properties

The SHS 120×120×8 is a square hollow section with a mass of 27.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 120 mm and width of 120 mm and a wall thickness of 8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 35.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 726 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 146 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
27.6 kg/m
Depth
120 mm
Width
120 mm
Wall thickness
8 mm
Area
35.2 cm²
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SHS 120×120×8 section profile
mass (kg/m)27.6
t (mm)8
Iy (cm⁴)726
Iz (cm⁴)726
iy (cm)4.55
iz (cm)4.55
Wel,y (cm³)121
Wel,z (cm³)121
Wpl,y (cm³)146
Wpl,z (cm³)146
A (cm²)35.2
SA/m (m²/m)0.459
SA/t (m²/t)16.6

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