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Weight Calculation For SHS & RHS

The document provides calculations for determining the weight of square and rectangular hollow steel sections. For a square hollow section with sides of 60 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm, the volume is 0.24 m3 and the weight is 8.635 kg. For a rectangular hollow section with a width of 100 mm, length of 60 mm, and wall thickness of 4.03 mm, the volume is 0.32 m3 and the weight is 9.613396 kg.

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Weight Calculation For SHS & RHS

The document provides calculations for determining the weight of square and rectangular hollow steel sections. For a square hollow section with sides of 60 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm, the volume is 0.24 m3 and the weight is 8.635 kg. For a rectangular hollow section with a width of 100 mm, length of 60 mm, and wall thickness of 4.03 mm, the volume is 0.32 m3 and the weight is 9.613396 kg.

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  • Weight Calculation for Square Hollow Section
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Weight calculation for square hollow section

Wt

volume of square hollow section v = 4a*Wt


a = 60 mm
area
a = 0.06 m
Wt = 5 mm
wall thickness
Wt = 0.005 m
density of steel Ds = 7850 kg/m3
volume of square hollow section v = 4a
volume of square hollow section v = 0.24 m
weight of square hollow section = 8.635 kg
0.02826 Mton
Weight calculation for Rectangular hollow section

Wt

Volume of Rectangular Hollow Section V = 2a+2b


= 100 mm
width a
= 0.1 m
= 60 mm
Length b
= 0.06 m
= 4.03 mm
Wall Thickness
Wt = 0.00403 m
Density of steel Ds = 7850 kg/m3
V = 2a+2b
Volume of Rectangular Hollow Section
V = 0.32 m
Weight of RHS W = 9.613396 kg
= 0.009613 Mton

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