Basic Section Properties

The basic geometric properties of the selected section are presented in the right part of the viewer. The following values are presented for each section.

Ax

Cross sectional area

Ix

Moment of inertia about the X axis (torsion)

Iy

Moment of inertia about the Y axis (bending)

Iz

Moment of inertia about the Z axis (bending)

Ay

Shear rigidity factor (reduced sectional area for calculations of shear deformations) in the Y axis direction

Az

Shear rigidity factor (reduced sectional area for calculations of shear deformations) in the Z axis direction

Wx

Section modulus for calculations of torsion stresses

Wy

Shear area (reduced extreme shear stress coefficient) in the direction of Y axis (Qy)

Wz

Shear area (reduced extreme shear stress coefficient) in the direction of Z axis (Qz)

Wply

Plastic section modulus in bending about the Y axis

Wplz

Plastic section modulus in bending about the Z axis

Sp

Painting surface of the unit length

m

Unit weight per unit length

Iomega

Warping constant.