The Art of Hollow Steel Sections in the Construction Industry

The Art of Hollow Steel Sections in the Construction Industry
You must have often heard of the term hollow steel sections and wondered what they referred to. Well, Hollow Steel Sections [HSS] are metal profiles with a cross-section. Flat steel plates are changed into a variety of shapes, such as rectangular, circular, and square. It can provide compressive strength and better performance to the heavily loaded structures. These hollow sections are made of steel as per code with high tensile strength and torsional rigidity. The thick walls of Hollow Structural Steel are uniform around the section. The radius of the corners is twice the wall thickness, easily welded into long hollow structural steel tubes to build lightweight and aesthetically appealing structures.

How is HSS used in construction?
APL Apollo offers Hollow Steel Structures in square, circular, and rectangular shapes to meet the structural design requirements. The most common steel sections are Rectangular Hollow Sections and Square Hollow Sections which are widely used for construction and infrastructure purposes.

● Rectangular Hollow Sections are cold-formed steel tubes used as beams to offer efficient structural support for architectural applications.

● Square Hollow Section is uniquely designed with superior resistance to torsion and immense strength to withstand loading in multiple directions.

Apollo Fabritech offers these hollow structural steel pipes or tubes to be used as a structural material in large residential and commercial projects. These welded tubes have efficient shapes along with two or more cross-sectional axes; they are preferred for exposed structures because of their exceptionally lateral-torsional buckling.

Practical Benefits of Using Steel Hollow Structural Sections
There are several advantages to using structural steel over using normal structural pipes or tubes made of wood, aluminium, concrete or ROC for construction applications. They are a good choice for columns, composite beams, shafts, and many customized structural configurations. The hollow steel section provides a larger strength-to-weight ratio than convenient steel sections.

The advantages of Hollow section pipes make them an ideal choice for aesthetic architecture, railings, and fencing.

Design Aspect
There are benefits in the design aspects of steel pipes. They are lightweight and visually glamorous. These rectangular tubes can be long with fewer joints. It gives you the advantage of using more crystalline purlins & trusses with a high possibility of closeout transversal bracing. This slender structural support is highly economical. It reduces the time and cost of construction. These steel tubes are very easy to maintain with competitive prices. A variety of hollow steel in the shape of rectangular, circular, square, and elliptical sections vary based on dimensions, tolerance, and thickness of the wall.

Strength Elements
HSS can easily take attentive pressure and work under similar conditions. These hollow tubes or pipes can be filled with solid concrete to add compressive strength to the barriers. Hence, it reduces the number of segments used. Square and rectangular hollow sections can provide the high-resistance to torsion, making them the most amazing of all business steel segments. In case of parallel swelling, they will remain unbreakable. Welded joints offer high-tensile with the welded joints throughout the steel

Cost-effectiveness
Cutting down on construction projects is very crucial. Hollow Structural Sections are made of significant materials that further lead to cost savings. Also, it uses less steel during the manufacturing process and provides the same durability and strength to the aesthetic structures. HSS can easily support larger loads with multiple directions withdouble benefits. It requires low maintenance as compared to painted structural steel. It is a lighter and long product with fewer joints, which can help in saving money during transportation, handling, and erection costs.

Final Words
APL Apollo has Square and Rectangular Black hollow sections with steel grade YST 310 and YST 355 as it is used in large projects. You can try the structural steel tubes from APL

Apollo Tubes at competitive rates. Our Branded steel products are committed to strengthening India’s infrastructure backbone without compromising on aesthetic excellence.