| u | shortening of specimen |
| Lo | initial height of a specimen |
| H | the half distance between adjacent plastic hinges |
| t | sidewall thickness |
| c | two widths of the profile |
| radius of toroidal plastic hinge | |
| I1, I3 | integrals in Equation (5) |
| u | shortening of specimen |
| Lo | initial height of a specimen |
| H | the half distance between adjacent plastic hinges |
| t | sidewall thickness |
| c | two widths of the profile |
| radius of toroidal plastic hinge | |
| I1, I3 | integrals in Equation (5) |