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<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

BS 5950: Part 1: 2000: Section three<br />

Table 12. Limiting width-to-thickness ratios for CHS and RHS<br />

Compression element Ratio a<br />

Extracts from BS 5950: Part 1 1223<br />

Limiting value b<br />

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3<br />

plastic compact semi-compact<br />

CHS Compression due to bending D/t 40e 2<br />

50e 2<br />

Axial compression D/t Not applicable Not applicable 80e 2<br />

140e 2<br />

HF Flange Compression due b/t 28e 32e<br />

RHS to bending but £80e - d/t but £62e - 0.5d/t 40e<br />

Axial compression b/t Not applicable Not applicable<br />

Web Neutral axis at<br />

mid-depth<br />

d/t 64e 80e 120e<br />

Generallycd d/t<br />

but ≥40e but ≥40e but ≥40e<br />

Axial compressiond 64e<br />

80e<br />

120e<br />

1+ 0. 6r1 1+ r1<br />

1+ 2r2 d/t Not applicable Not applicable<br />

CF Flange Compression due b/t 26e 28e<br />

RHS to bending but £72e - d/t but £54e - 0.5d/t 35e<br />

Axial compressiond b/t Not applicable Not applicable<br />

Neutral axis at<br />

mid-depth<br />

d/t 56e 70e 105e<br />

Generallycd d/t<br />

but ≥35e but ≥35e but ≥35e<br />

Axial compressiond 56e<br />

70e<br />

105e<br />

1+ 0. 6r1 1+ r1<br />

1+ 2r2 d/t Not applicable Not applicable<br />

Abbreviations<br />

CF Cold-formed;<br />

CHS Circular hollow section – including welded tube;<br />

HF Hot-finished;<br />

RHS Rectangular hollow section – including square hollow section.<br />

a For an RHS, the dimensions b and d should be taken as follows:<br />

– for HF RHS to BS EN 10210: b = B - 3t: d = D - 3t<br />

– for CF RHS to BS EN 10219: b = B - 5t: d = D - 5t<br />

and B, D and t are as defined in Figure 5 of BS 5950-1. For an RHS subject to bending B and b are<br />

always flange dimensions and D and d are always web dimensions, but the definition of which sides of the<br />

RHS are webs and which are flanges changes according to the axis of bending: see clause 3.5.1.<br />

b The parameter e = (275/py) 0.5 .<br />

c For RHS subject to moments about both axes see H.3.<br />

d The stress rations r1 and r2 are defined in clause 3.5.5.

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