Rectangular Hollow Section

For a symmetrical RHS (Formcode 2) the Torsional constant It is overruled using the second formula of Bredt:

With A' the closed in area, taken as:

A' = (H - t) * (B - t)

With S the circumference of the closed in area, taken as:

S  = 2 * [(H - t) + (B - t)]

Where B is the width of the cross-section, H the height and t the thickness.

The Warping constant Iw is overruled as follows:

The Shear areas Ay and Az are overruled as:

Ay = A * [ B / (B + H)]

Az = A * [H / (B + H)]

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