Section Properties 91

Chapter VII The Frame/Cable Element

t
f
t
f
b
f
b
f
Section Description
Effective
Shear Area
d
b
Rectangular Section
Shear Forces parallel to the b or d
directions
bd
5
/
6
Wide Flange Section
Shear Forces parallel to flange
t
f
b
f
5
/
3
w
Wide Flange Section
Shear Forces parallel to web
t
w
d
d
t
r
t
Thin Walled
Circular Tube Section
Shear Forces from any direction
r t
r Solid Circular Section
Shear Forces from any direction
0.9 r
2
d
t
2 t d
Q(Y) = n b(n) dn
y
General Section
Shear Forces parallel to
I = moment of inertia of
I
x
2
(y)
dy
Q
2
b(y) y
b
Y
X
n
dn
y
y
b
b(y)
n.a.
Thin Walled
Rectangular Tube Section
Shear Forces parallel to
d-direction
Y-direction
section about X-X
x
y
t
y
t
y
t
Figure 18
Shear Area Formulae
Show
Shear Ar ea
When calculat i ng shear st resses for compar ison wit h allowable shear st r esses, St eel Designer
uses t he following shear ar eas or t he full sect ional ar ea for ot her sect ional shapes.
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(a)
Shear stress
(b)
Fibre
deIormation
(c)
Actual shear
deIormation
(d)
Average shear
deIormation

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