ROARK´S FORMULAS FOR STRESS AND STRAIN

Ch. 10 TORSION

Cross section ref nº 6

Wide flanged beam with equal flanges IPE120

Previous data:

tf ≔ 6.3 mm tw ≔ 4.4 mm b ≔ 64 mm h ≔ 120 mm

E ≔ 210 GPa G ≔ 81 GPa To ≔ 2.9 kN ⋅ m

l ≔ 150 mm a ≔ 120 mm x≔l-a x = 30 mm

Constants:
1 h 2 ⋅ tf ⋅ b 3
K ≔ ―⋅ ⎛⎝2 ⋅ tf 3 ⋅ b + tw 3 ⋅ h⎞⎠ = 2.111 cm 4 Cw ≔ ―――― = 990.904 cm 6
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1
―
2
⎛ K⋅G ⎞ 1
β ≔ ⎜――― ⎟ = 2.867 ―
⎝ Cw ⋅ E ⎠ m

C1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ l)) = 1.0939 C2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ l)) = 0.4434 C3 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ l - 1)) = 1.1669

C4 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ l)) - ((β ⋅ l)) = 0.0134 Ca1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)))) = 1.0037 Ca2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)))) = 0.0861

Ca3 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)) - 1)) = 1.4476 Ca4 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)) - 1)) = -1.0467

A1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ a)) = 1.0598 A2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ a)) = 0.3508

Boundary values:
To ⎛ C2 ⋅ Ca3 ⎞ -To ⎛ Ca3 ⎞ 1
θA ≔ ―――― ⋅ ⎜――― - C a4 ⎟ = 0.966 θ´A ≔ ―――― ⋅ ⎜―― ⎟ = -2.244 ―
Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β 3 ⎝ C1 ⎠ Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β ⎝ C1 ⎠
2
m

θB ≔ -To

-To ⎛ A 2 - C2 ⎞ 1 To 1
θ´´B ≔ ―――⋅ ⎜――― ⎟ = 0.411 ―― θ´´´B ≔ ――― = 13.936 ――
Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β ⎝ C1 ⎠ m2 Cw ⋅ E m3

h⋅b h ⋅ b2
σx ≔ ―― ⋅ E ⋅ θ´´B = 165.841 MPa τ2 ≔ ――⋅ E ⋅ θ´´´B = 89.906 MPa
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τ1 ≔ ⎛⎝tw ⋅ G ⋅ θ´A⎞⎠ = -799.743 MPa

Cross section ref nº 6

Antonio García Palomo
Senior Structural Engineer
 ROARK´S FORMULAS FOR STRESS AND STRAIN
Ch. 10 TORSION

Cross section ref nº 6

Wide flanged beam with equal flanges HEB120

Previous data:

tf ≔ 11 mm tw ≔ 6.5 mm b ≔ 120 mm h ≔ 120 mm

E ≔ 210 GPa G ≔ 81 GPa To ≔ 4.5 kN ⋅ m

l ≔ 150 mm a ≔ 120 mm x≔l-a x = 30 mm

Constants:
1 h 2 ⋅ tf ⋅ b 3
K ≔ ―⋅ ⎛⎝2 ⋅ tf 3 ⋅ b + tw 3 ⋅ h⎞⎠ = 17.62 cm 4 Cw ≔ ―――― = ⎛⎝1.14 ⋅ 10 4 ⎞⎠ cm 6
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1
―
2
⎛ K⋅G ⎞ 1
β ≔ ⎜――― ⎟ = 2.441 ―
⎝ Cw ⋅ E ⎠ m

C1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ l)) = 1.068 C2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ l)) = 0.374 C3 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ l - 1)) = 1.208

C4 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ l)) - ((β ⋅ l)) = 0.008 Ca1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)))) = 1.003 Ca2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)))) = 0.073

Ca3 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)) - 1)) = 1.461 Ca4 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ ((l - a)) - 1)) = -1.065

A1 ≔ cosh ((β ⋅ a)) = 1.043 A2 ≔ sinh ((β ⋅ a)) = 0.297

Boundary values:
To ⎛ C2 ⋅ Ca3 ⎞ -To ⎛ Ca3 ⎞ 1
θA ≔ ―――― ⋅ ⎜――― - C a4 ⎟ = 0.204 θ´A ≔ ―――― ⋅ ⎜―― ⎟ = -0.431 ―
Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β 3 ⎝ C1 ⎠ Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β ⎝ C1 ⎠
2
m

θB ≔ -To

-To ⎛ A 2 - C2 ⎞ 1 To 1
θ´´B ≔ ―――⋅ ⎜――― ⎟ = 0.056 ―― θ´´´B ≔ ――― = 1.879 ――
Cw ⋅ E ⋅ β ⎝ C1 ⎠ m2 Cw ⋅ E m3

h⋅b h ⋅ b2
σx ≔ ―― ⋅ E ⋅ θ´´B = 42.104 MPa τ2 ≔ ――⋅ E ⋅ θ´´´B = 42.614 MPa
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τ1 ≔ tw ⋅ G ⋅ θ´A = -227.15 MPa

Antonio García Palomo

Senior Structural Engineer