3.3.

5 Design Procedure for Hollow Sections

The design procedure will normally be similar to that for a beam with full
lateral restraint
1. Select section and check that LE/ry < Limiting
Or check that span < Lc

B.2.6.1

2. Determine the value of the design strength py

Table 6

3. Determine the section classification

Table 7

4. For slender sections reduce the value of design

Strength using the same procedure given section 3.2.2
Page 10 for members in compression.

3.6.4

5. Check the shear capacity

4.2.3

6. Check the moment capacity

With low shear load
With high shear load

4.2.5
4.2.6

7. Check the buckling resistance of the webs

4.5.2.1

8. Check the bearing resistance of the webs

4.5.3