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SHS 250×250×8.8 - Section Properties

The SHS 250×250×8.8 is a square hollow section with a mass of 66 kg/m, an overall depth of 250 mm and width of 250 mm and a wall thickness of 8.8 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 84.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 8110 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 758 cm³, to BS EN 10210-2:2006 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
66 kg/m
Depth
250 mm
Width
250 mm
Wall thickness
8.8 mm
Area
84.1 cm²
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SHS 250×250×8.8 section profile
mass (kg/m)66
t (mm)8.8
Iy (cm⁴)8110
Iz (cm⁴)8110
iy (cm)9.82
iz (cm)9.82
Wel,y (cm³)649
Wel,z (cm³)649
Wpl,y (cm³)758
Wpl,z (cm³)758
A (cm²)84.1
SA/m (m²/m)0.977
SA/t (m²/t)14.9

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