Stuctural

Torsion Constant
TABLE OF CONTENTS Torsion Constant See Also Torsion Constant The torsion constant also known as the polar moment of inertia (or second polar moment of...
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Neutral Axis
The Neutral Axis is the line along an object such that when a force is applied to the beam there is no tension or compression forces along this line. Consid...
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Moments of Area
Moment of Area The moment of Area is a the name given to an equation in the form: The word moment generally refers to a force multiplied by a distance. ...
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Second Moment of Area
Second Moment of Area The second moment of area is a measure of the stiffness of a object due to its geometric shape (see Second Moment of Area for Common ...
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Section Modulus
Section Modulus The section modulus takes the Second Moment of Area  (measure of the stiffness of a object due to its geometric shape) and divides this by ...
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Maximum Bending Moment
Maximum Bending Moment The Maximum Bending Moment is calculated using the Maximum Bending Stress / Material Strength of an object along with the objects Se...
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Modulus of Elasticity
Modulus of Elasticity The Modulus of Elasticity (also known as Youngs Modulus) is a property of a material which defines how much the object will change...
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Stress/Strain
The ratio of stress and strain gives the Modulus of Elasticity.  Stress Stress is a measure of the internal forces in a object per unit area and is ...
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Maximum Bending Stress / Material Strength
The maximum bending stress (also known as the material strength) is the maximum amount of stress that can be applied to a material before the fibres in the ...
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Common Shapes - Second Moment of Area and Torsion Constant
The following is a list of the Second Moment of Area and Torsion Constant for commonly used shapes (other shapes can be found online).  Description Fig...
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