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Trapezoidal Section

 

 

This procedure  returns properties of a triangular section.

 

Inputs

aw = top width [m, ft]

bw = bottom width [m, ft]

h = height [m, ft]

 

Outputs

A = area [m^2, ft^2]

I = moment of inertia [m^4, ft^4]

Z = section modulus [m^3, ft^3]

rho = radius of gyration [m, ft]

y_bar = centroidal distance [m, ft]

 

 

Example:   Call MOI_trapezoid(aw, bw,h: A, I, Z, rho, y_bar)

 

Reference:  Juvinall and Marshek, 5th edition, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, Appendix B-1a

 

 

Moment of Inertia Index