Complex section with holes
This is a generic polygonal section that contains holes.
With this example the flexibility of SectionExpert becomes clear.
This example illustrates that such complex geometries are handled effectively by SectionExpert.
It also illustrates our powerful internal finite element engine.
You can download the full report (Word 97 or later document)
produced by SectionExpert 2010.
In the following table only a small portion of the calculated properties are presented.
Selected results obtained from SectionExpert 2010 for this section
| Property |
Description |
Value |
| A | Cross-sectional area | 58.63132464 |
| Ycg | Y-Coordinate of center of gravity | 4.968052221 |
| Zcg | Z-Coordinate of center of gravity | 4.240341106 |
| Ysc | Y-Coordinate of shear center | 5.057729542 |
| Zsc | Z-Coordinate of shear center | 4.33707942 |
| Asy | Conventional shear area along Y-axis | 43.55430386 |
| Asz | Conventional shear area along Z-axis | 42.38393692 |
| Iy | Moment of inertia about user Y-axis | 1374.980476 |
| Iz | Moment of inertia about user Z-axis | 1780.313809 |
| Iyz | Product of inertia (user axes) | 1221.509674 |
| Iy,cg | Moment of inertia about centroidal Y-axis | 320.7603714 |
| Iz,cg | Moment of inertia about centroidal Z-axis | 333.2022561 |
| Iyz,cg | Polar moment of inertia | -13.63165116 |
| a | Angle of principal inertia axes (degrees) | 57.26503318 |
| Iu | Maximum principal moment of inertia | 341.9653732 |
| Iv | Minimum principal moment of inertia | 311.9972543 |
| Wu,max | Maximum resisting moment about U principal axis | 57.13702199 |
| Wu,min | Minimum resisting moment about U principal axis | 67.44250677 |
| Wv,max | Maximum resisting moment about V principal axis | 64.97113073 |
| Wv,min | Minimum resisting moment about V principal axis | 49.89252231 |
| It | Torsional moment of inertia (St. Venant) | 515.9730203 |
| Gamma | Warping constant with respect to shear center | 40.70149101 |