Information window on the beam section

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Familly

Name of the family to which the beam section belongs

Name of the type

Name of the type to which the beam section belongs.

Name of the beam section

Designation of the beam section in a maximum of 10 characters

Units system

Unit system in which the values of the properties are shown

Description

Description of the beam section.

Geometry

Length, height, thickness A, thickness E, radius.

this data is dependent on the form of the beam section. ( example: the radius is only required for circular beam sections)

unit: Unit of length.

  example : in SI , Meter (m)

Section

Area of the beam section.

unit: surface unit.

  example : in SI , square meters (m²)

Circumference

Perimeter of the beam section. Used for instance for calculating the surfaces to be painted.

unit: Length unit.

  example : in SI , Meter (m)

Inertias Y and Z

Bending inertia with respect to the y and z axes of the beam section.

unit: Area moment of inertia

  example : in SI , quadratic meter (m4)

Inertia j

Torsion inertia of the beam section.

unit: Area moment of inertia

  example : in SI , quadratic meter (m4)

Y and Z form factors

Makes it possible to take simultaneous account of the shearing and bending.

unit: none.

Alpha angle

For L beam sections only. Inclination of the main axes of the beam section

unit: angle unit in degrees.

Tensile strength

unit: mass unit / volume unit.

  example : in SI , Kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m3)

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