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SHS 160×160×16 - Section Properties

The SHS 160×160×16 is a square hollow section with a mass of 70.2 kg/m, an overall depth of 160 mm and width of 160 mm and a wall thickness of 16 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 89.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 3030 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 476 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
70.2 kg/m
Depth
160 mm
Width
160 mm
Wall thickness
16 mm
Area
89.4 cm²
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SHS 160×160×16 section profile
mass (kg/m)70.2
t (mm)16
Iy (cm⁴)3030
Iz (cm⁴)3030
iy (cm)5.82
iz (cm)5.82
Wel,y (cm³)379
Wel,z (cm³)379
Wpl,y (cm³)476
Wpl,z (cm³)476
A (cm²)89.4
SA/m (m²/m)0.599
SA/t (m²/t)8.51

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