With this in hand, the dimentions for the cross section can be found.

Now, i would think that a 80mm - 120mm size for a would be substantial enough to take a load of 1000kg therefore using a as 120mm,
a2 - b2 = 1282.05mm2
(120^2) - b2 = 1282.05
b2 = 13117.95mm2
b = 114.534mm
therefore the wall thickness c would equal (120 - 114.534)/2 = 2.733mm
I do not think that this wall thickness would be large enough so take a as 80mm
a2 - b2 = 1282.05mm2
(80^2) - b2 = 1282.05mm2
b2 = 5117.95mm2
b = 71.54mm
therefore the wall thickness c would equal (80 - 71.54)/2 = 4.23mm
this wall thickness is more substantial and might give us a strong structure for our purpose.
Designing for weight as a primary consideration is generally wrong. You normally design for stiffness and strength, then by tweaking material and geometry you can optomise weight and cost.
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