HSS rectangular or tube (HSS/TS)

Shape file specifications:

d = long side depth b = short side depth t = wall thickness

Useful information: The long side depth is considered to be the web. The short side depth is considered to be the flange. By convention, these are the first and second parts of a section size name .

Other shape file specifications: " Nominal Depth ," " Weight per Unit " (lbs/ft or kg/m), " Structural Properties ."

Additional settings that are not in the local shape file are defined on the Rolled Section Material window. In Site Planning, these additional settings, as well as the shape file specifications, are read-only.

General description: HSS rectangular material is a hollow square or rectangular section that has rounded corners. These sections are available in various widths, depths and wall thicknesses. HSS rectangular steel is used in trusses, frames, columns, beams and bracing.

Tube naming convention: TS+long_side_depth+x+short_side_depth+x+thickness . For example, TS5x4x3/8 .

HSS rectangular naming convention: HSS+long_side_depth+x+short_side_depth+x+thickness . For example, HSS5x4x3/8 .

Concerning both naming conventions: An HSS rectangular section or tube section can be added to a shape file (in a full-featured SDS2 program ) using entirely different naming conventions than those described above.

In Modeling or the Drawing Editor : An HSS rectangular section must exist in the local shape file before a user of a full-featured SDS2 program can enter it as a " Section size " to a member or material window in Modeling , or before its weight will be automatically calculated when the user adds it to the " Description " field in the bill editor.

Submaterial piecemarking: The default material mark prefix for HSS rectangular steel is hss .

Available steel grades for HSS rectangular material are defined at Home > Project Settings > Job > HHS / TS Grades .

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