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Thanks for the follow-up.

Sorry for my ignorance... but does that mean that the square pipe in question will support the load? Thanks

Can anyone please help me with a question re the minimum size square steel pipe needed to bear a load. I loved physics but never took mechanical engineering. I am rigging a winch to one end of a pipe to lift a static load (holding up a gangway temporarily to repair). The gangway weighs around...