f t kp

N1.Rd
= Ce yo o
.
(10.17)
A1 f y 1
f y 1 t1 sin1
Efficiency parameter Ce (CT for T and Y joints, CX for X joints and CK for K and N joints) means the
efficiency of a joint with kp = 1,0 and t1 = 90, with identical thickness and steel grade in braces and
chord.
C e 1,0

d0

0,9

t0

f yo t o k p
N 1.Rd
= CT
f y 1 t 1 sin 1
A1 f y 1

0,8

10

0,7
0,6

15

0,5

20

0,4

30
40
50

0,3
0,2
0,1
0,0
0,0

0,1

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

0,8

0,9

1,0

Figure 10.13 Design chart for T and Y joints of CHS sections

In practise, it is important to evaluate quickly the joint resistance of RHS sections, which may be
made by design charts given for K, N, T, Y and X joints. These charts are based on the EN 1993-1-8
recommendations. The joint resistance is given by an efficiency coefficient Ce.
Generally, the efficiency is given by the following formula [APK, 1996]:
f yo t o k n
N 1 Rd
= Ce
(10.18)
Ai f yi
f yi t i sin i
For instance, Figure 10.14 presents the efficiency of a K gap joint, of RHS. For joints with no gap,
the total efficiency is given in the chart from Figure 10.15. The reference [CIDECT, 1995] contains
design charts related to all the types of RHS joints with gap or overlapped.

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