Symbol as it Appears in Program | Description | English Units | SI Units |
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A | [A] extensional stiffness matrix for CLT | lb/in | N/m |
A Inverse | [A] inverse extensional stiffness matrix for CLT | in/lb | m/N |
B | [B] coupling stiffness matrix for CLT | lb | N |
B Inverse | [B] inverse coupling stiffness matrix for CLT | 1/lb | 1/N |
b (subscript) | Denotes "bending" | ||
C | Distance to extreme fiber from neutral axis | in | m |
c (subscript) | Denotes "core" material | ||
CS Area | Cross-sectional area | in2 | m2 |
CTcr | Critical torque factor | ||
CTE | Coefficient of thermal expansion | in/in/°F | m/m/°C |
CME | Coefficient of moisture expansion | in/in/%moisture | m/m/%moisture |
dCell | Honeycomb core cell diameter | in | m |
D | [D] bending stiffness matrix for CLT | lb-in | N-m |
D Inverse | [D] inverse bending stiffness matrix for CLT | 1/(lb-in) | 1/(N-m) |
DEN | Density | lb/in3 | g/m3 |
DENc | Density of the core (not the density of the material the core is made from) | lb/in3 | g/m3 |
+e, +eps | Tensile strain | in/in | m/m |
-e, -eps | Compression strain | in/in | m/m |
E | Young's modulus | lb/in2 | Pa |
Ec | Compressive modulus of a core material | lb/in2 | Pa |
End Area | End area | in2 | m2 |
f (subscript) | Denotes "fiber" or "face sheet" for sandwich plates | ||
G | Shear modulus | lb/in2 | Pa |
gage | Honeycomb core cell wall thickness | in | m |
gam | Shear strain | in/in | m/m |
GcL | Core shear modulus in a sandwich plate, x-direction | lb/in2 | Pa |
GcW | Core shear modulus in a sandwich plate, y-direction | lb/in2 | Pa |
I | Area moment of inertia of a beam cross-section | in4 | m4 |
J | Polar moment of inertia of a tube/beam cross-section | in4 | m4 |
K | Thermal conductivity | Btu/(hr-ft-°F) | W/(m-K) |
K | Torsional stiffness constant of a tube/beam cross-section | in4 | m4 |
k (subscript) | Denotes "curvature" | ||
L | Plate length in the x-direction, Beam length | in | m |
m (subscript) | Denotes "matrix" | ||
% m | Percent moisture content | % | % |
N | Percent moisture content | % | % |
NU | Poisson's ratio | ||
P | Concentrated point load | lb | N |
p | Uniform distributed load | lb/in2 | Pa |
+S | Tensile strength | lb/in2 | Pa |
-S | Compressive strength | lb/in2 | Pa |
T | Thickness of face sheets or core material | in | m |
W | Plate width in the Y-direction | in | m |
W | Point load on a beam | lb | N |
w | Distributed load on a beam | lb/in | N/m |
X | X-direction of coordinate system | ||
x (subscript) | X-direction | ||
Y | Y-direction of coordinate system | ||
y (subscript) | Y-direction | ||
1 (subscript) | Lamina 1-direction (i.e. fiber direction) | ||
11 (subscript) | Lamina 1-direction (i.e. fiber direction) | ||
2 (subscript) | Lamina 2-direction (i.e. transverse to fiber direction) | ||
22 (subscript) | Lamina 2-direction (i.e. transverse to fiber direction) | ||
12 (subscript) | Lamina 1 shear direction (i.e. in plane direction), or for NU12 denotes deflection in 2-direction due to load in 1-direction | ||
21 (subscript) | For NU21 denotes deflection in 1-direction due to load in 2-direction |