Centroid and Second Moment of Area

Description

Precision:

Define the cross-section by ADDing or SUBTRACTing rectangles. Each rectangle is specified by its centre (x,y), horizontal width (w) and vertical height (h). The rectangle dimensions can either be input directly or automatically transferred from specific beam shapes. Length units can be anything - but must be consistent.

Rectangles     Beam sections    
  x y w h
Section
Width
Height
a
b

Moments      
Area:
Area
Centroid:
xbar
ybar
Second moments of area (original and neutral axes):
I0 IG (horizontal axes)
I0 IG (vertical axes)