This tab displays the geometric properties of a solid section and the properties weighted in relation to the principal coordinate system. The rotation axis between the y axis of the principal coordinate system and the y axis is given in the alpha field.
Note: It is not possible to rotate principal axes because of the section properties calculation assumption that ly is greater than lz.
View the parameters on this tab:
- Moments of inertia
- Radiuses of gyration (iyc, izc)
- Elastic section moduli - Wely, Welz equal the ratio of the moment of inertia to the distance to the outermost section fibers
- Maximum distances
- Vy, Ypy - the distance of the outermost section fibers from the z axis
- Vz, Ypz - the distance of the outermost section fibers from the y axis
If you selected any Additional Calculations on the General tab, the corresponding values display here:
- Moment of inertia for torsion Ix
- Shear rigidity factors Ay, Az
- Shear areas (Wy, Wz)
- Plastic section moduli (Wply, Wplz)