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CLASS EXAMPLES

VIDEO CONFERENCE EXERCISES

SECTIONAL PROPERTIES

1. A precast concrete beam has a cross-section as shown in the Figure 1, with respect to X-X and Y-
Y axis.
(a) Calculate the point of centroid
(b) Calculate the second moment of area about x-x, I xx

(c) Calculate the second moment of area about y-y, I yy

(d) Calculate radius of gyration, rx and ry

(e) Calculate the elastic section modulus

20

60
100 50
50

X 20 70 X

210

Figure 1

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SOLUTION
(a)
A = (210 x100) + (70 x50) − (100 x60)
21000 + 3500 − 6000 = 18500mm 2
21000(50) + 3500(50) − 6000(50)
y=
18500
1050000 + 175000 − 300000
= 50mm from bottom
18500

OR It is symmetrical about x axis, therefore y = 50mm

21000(105) + 3500(245) − 6000(100)

x=
18500
2205000 + 857500 − 600000
= 133.108mm from the left
18500

2.2
I XX = I GG + Ae 2

I XX = 1 / 12 x 210 x100 3 + 21000(0) 2 + 1 / 12 x70 x50 3 + 3500(0) 2 − 1 / 12 x100 x60 3 + 6000(0)
2

= 17500000 + 0 + 729166.67 + 0 − 1800000 − 0 = 16429166.67mm = 16.429 x10 mm
4 6 4

2.3
I YY = 1 / 12 x100 x 210 3 + 21000(133.11 − 105) 2 + 1 / 12 x50 x70 3 +3500(245 − 133.11) 2 −
1 / 12x60x100 3
+ 6000(133.11 − 100)
2

77175000 + 16593614.1 + 1429166.67 + 43817802.35 − 5000000 − 6577632.6
= 127437950.52mm 4 = 127.438 x10 6 mm 4

2.4

I XX 16429166.67
rx = = = 29.80mm
A 18500
I YY 127437950.52
ry = = = 83mm
A 18500

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I XX 16429166.67
Z ex = = = 328583.33mm 3
y 50

3. A non-standard I section is shown in the Figure below.

a) Calculate the point of centroid
b) Calculate the second moment of area about x-x, I xx

c) Calculate the second moment of area about y-y, I yy

d) Calculate radius of gyration, rx and ry

e) Calculate the elastic section modulus

f) Calculate the plastic section modulus

70mm

20mm

10mm 80mm

20mm

110mm

SOLUTION

(a)

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A = 70 x 20 + 80 x10 + 110 x 20
= 1400 + 800 + 2200 = 4400mm 2 (1mark )
x = 55mm( symmetrical about y axis) (1mark )
1400 x110 + 800 x 60 + 2200 x10
y= (1 1 marks)
4400 2
154000 + 48000 + 22000
= = y = 50.91mm ( from bottom) (1mark )
4400

(b)

I xx = I GG + Ae 2
70(20) 10(80) 110(20)
(4 1 2 marks)
3 3 3
I xx = + 1400(110 − 50.91) + + 800(60 − 50.91) + + 2200(50.91 − 10)
2 2 2

12 12 12
= 46666.67 + 4888279.34 + 426666.67 + 66102.48 + 73333.33 + 3681981.82
= 9183030.31mm 4 (2marks)

(c)

20(70) 3 80(10) 3 20(110) 3

I yy = + + (1 1 marks)
12 12 12 2
571666.67 + 6666.67 + 2218333.33
= 2796666.67mm 4 (1 1 marks)
2

(d)

I XX 9183030.31
rx = = = 45.68mm (1 mark )
A 4400
I YY 2796666.67
ry = = = 25.21mm (1 mark )
A 4400

(e)

I XX 9183030.31
Z ex = = = 180377.73mm 3 (1mark )
y max 50.91

(f)
70mm
4 20mm

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Note : Po int of plastic mod ulus is at y = 20mm from bottom, the area at this po int is half of the total
area.
Zp( x ) = 110 x 20 x10 + 80 x10 x 40 + 70 x 20 x 90 ( 2marks)
= 22000 + 32000 + 126000 = 180000mm 3 (1mark )