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  2. Second moment of area - Wikipedia

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    Second moment of area. The second moment of area, or second area moment, or quadratic moment of area and also known as the area moment of inertia, is a geometrical property of an area which reflects how its points are distributed with regard to an arbitrary axis. The second moment of area is typically denoted with either an (for an axis that ...

  3. I-beam - Wikipedia

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    The ideal beam is the one with the least cross-sectional area (and hence requiring the least material) needed to achieve a given section modulus. Since the section modulus depends on the value of the moment of inertia, an efficient beam must have most of its material located as far from the neutral axis as possible. The farther a given amount ...

  4. Moment of inertia - Wikipedia

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    Note on second moment of area: The moment of inertia of a body moving in a plane and the second moment of area of a beam's cross-section are often confused. The moment of inertia of a body with the shape of the cross-section is the second moment of this area about the z {\displaystyle z} -axis perpendicular to the cross-section, weighted by its ...

  5. List of second moments of area - Wikipedia

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    The second moment of area, also known as area moment of inertia, is a geometrical property of an area which reflects how its points are distributed with respect to an arbitrary axis. The unit of dimension of the second moment of area is length to fourth power, L 4, and should not be confused with the mass moment of inertia.

  6. Beam (structure) - Wikipedia

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    In the beam equation, the variable I represents the second moment of area or moment of inertia: it is the sum, along the axis, of dA·r 2, where r is the distance from the neutral axis and dA is a small patch of area. It measures not only the total area of the beam section, but the square of each patch's distance from the axis.

  7. Euler's critical load - Wikipedia

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    is the second moment of area (area moment of inertia), is the area cross section. For slender columns, the critical buckling stress is usually lower than the yield stress. In contrast, a stocky column can have a critical buckling stress higher than the yield, i.e. it yields prior to buckling.

  8. Second polar moment of area - Wikipedia

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    Second polar moment of area. The second polar moment of area, also known (incorrectly, colloquially) as "polar moment of inertia" or even "moment of inertia", is a quantity used to describe resistance to torsional deformation (deflection), in objects (or segments of an object) with an invariant cross-section and no significant warping or out-of ...

  9. Bending stiffness - Wikipedia

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    Bending stiffness. The bending stiffness ( ) is the resistance of a member against bending deflection/deformation. It is a function of the Young's modulus , the second moment of area of the beam cross-section about the axis of interest, length of the beam and beam boundary condition. Bending stiffness of a beam can analytically be derived from ...