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Beam Bending

Ferrous : Non-Ferrous : Polymers : Ceramics : Bolts : Springs : Thermodynamics : Bending : Stress

Beam Bending
W = Force (N)
L = Length (mm)
M = Bending Moment (Nmm)
y = Distance from Neutral axis to fiber - usually extremity (mm)
E = Young's Modulus or Mod of Elasticity (convert to MPa)
I = 2nd Moment of Area or Area Moment (mm4)
Z = Section Modulus (mm3) = I / y
Bending Stress = M*y / I = M / Z (MPa) which is maximum tension (or compression) at bottom (or top) of beam.

Bending Moment and Deflection Tables

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Buckling
If column is "slender" it is likely to buckle when in compression.

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2nd Moment of Area

Ic Centroid Area
Shape
(Centroidal 2nd Moment of Area) (Centre of Area)

Rectangle
Be nding about ce ntroid (ce ntre ). At centre A = b*h

b = breadth, h = height

Circle
Be nding about ce ntroid (ce ntre ). At centre A =
* r2

r = radius

Triangle
Xc = h/3
Be nding about ce ntroid.
Yc = b/3
A = 0.5*b*h

b = breadth, h = height

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_moment_of_areas

Standard Section Data

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