SectionExpert™ 2010

Anaxsoft SectionExpert 2010 calculates the geometric properties of arbitrary shaped and thin-walled cross-sections. It provides a flexible and rich environment to work with, and is powered by our powerful engine, Anaxsoft FEEA SDK, which means that finite elements are used to calclulate the cross-section properties.

SectionExpert 2010 produces reports with export capabilities  to Microsoft Word   or PDF   documents, for further customization of the produced results.

You can learn more about the procedure, which SectionExpert 2010 follows, here.

Users of SectionExpert™ 2010

SectionExpert 2010 is a simple and affordable tool, and the perfect choice for:

  • Professional engineers
  • Researchers
  • Educational institutions and students

Cross-Section properties calculated by SectionExpert 2010

The cross-section properties that Anaxsoft SectionExpert 2010 calculates are presented in the following list:

  • Cross-sectional area
  • Internal/external perimeter
  • Center of gravity
  • Shear center (with respect to user axes/centroid)
  • Trefftz shear center
  • Shear coefficients
  • Conventional shear area
  • First moments of cross-sectional area
  • Inertia moments in the user coordinates
  • Inertia moment about the centroidal axes
  • Product of inertia in the user coordinates
  • Radii of gyration about user coordinates
  • Radii of gyration about centroidal axes
  • Product of inertia with respect to the centroid of the section
  • Polar moment of inertia with respect to the centroid of the section
  • Polar radius of inertia
  • Elastic modulus about centroidal axes
  • Polar resisting moment
  • Angle of principal inertia axes (centroidal principal bending axes) in radians/degrees
  • Maximum principal moment of inertia (U-axis)
  • Minimum principal moment of inertia (V-axis)
  • Maximum radius of inertia (U-axis)
  • Minimum radius of inertia (V-axis)
  • Maximum resisting moment about U principal axis
  • Minimum resisting moment about U principal axis
  • Maximum resisting moment about V principal axis
  • Minimum resisting moment about V principal axis
  • Absolute maximum distance between the centroidal Yc-axis (parallel with Y-axis) and the material points of the cross section
  • Absolute maximum distance between the centroidal Xc-axis (parallel with X-axis) and the material points of the cross section
  • Maximum distance from a section exterior boundary to the principal U axis on one side of section
  • Maximum distance from a section exterior boundary to the principal U axis on opposite side of section
  • Maximum distance from a section exterior boundary to the principal V axis on one side of section
  • Maximum distance from a section exterior boundary to the principal V axis on opposite side of section
  • Maximum distance of section points from a center of gravity
  • Torsional moment of inertia (St. Venant)
  • Warping constant with respect to shear center

Want to learn more?

We provide a short description of the analysis procedure here. We also provide some examples, for certain cross-sections, here.

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