Description of fields in section databases

The following designations are used in section databases available in Robot:

Designation

Description

ID

number in a database

NAME

section name (maximum 4 characters)

DIM1

characteristic dimension 1

DIM2

characteristic dimension 2

DIM3

characteristic dimension 3

TYP

section type (according to an internal convention)

m

weight of 1 running meter

Sp

lateral area of 1 running meter (painting area)

H

characteristic section Height

B

characteristic section Width

TW

web thickness

TF

flange thickness

R

internal fillet radius

R1

external fillet radius

A

section component gap, depending on section type

AX

cross-section area

AY

shear rigidity factor - reduced cross-sectional area due to transversal force (Qy)

AZ

shear rigidity factor - reduced cross-sectional area due to transversal force (Qz)

IX

torsional moment of inertia

IY

bending moment of inertia about Y axis

IZ

bending moment of inertia about Z axis

IOMEGA

torsional warping constant for thin-walled sections

VY

distances of extreme positive fibers along the Y axis

VPY

distances of extreme negative fibers along the Y axis

VZ

distances of extreme positive fibers along the Z axis

VPZ

distances of extreme negative fibers along the Z axis

WPLY

plastic section modulus about axis Y

WPLZ

plastic section modulus about axis Z

WX

torsional modulus (extreme torsional stress coefficient)

WY

shear area - shear resistance coefficient for Qy

WZ

shear area - shear resistance coefficient for Qz

GAMMA

section rotation angle (Gamma0)

SYMBOL

vector description of the section symbol; field that is filled by the program itself (for example, the sections module). If the field is user-defined, or is not filled at all, the profiles in the database will be deprived of symbols.

Per.

perimeter