Section_Round_Rectangle.

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To determine section properties
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
Schematic
Round Neutral axis
Outside diametrer, Do (mm) 100
Inside diametrer, Di (mm) 80
yNA (mm) 50 Di Do
Area (mm^2) 2827 yNA
Ibending (mm^4) 2.898E+06
Ipolar (mm^4) 5.796E+06
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2) 1.725E-07
Rectangle (solid)
Width, a (mm) 100 b
Height, b (mm) 100 yNA
yNA (mm) 50
Area (mm^2) 10000 a
Ibending (mm^4) 8.33E+06
Ipolar (mm^4) 2.25E+08
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2) 4.80E-06
Rectangle (tube) ta
Width, aa (mm) 100
Height, bb (mm) 100
Wall thickness, ta (mm) 7.65 yNA tb
Wall thickness, tb (mm) 7.65
yNA (mm) 50
Area (mm^2) 2826 a
Ibending (mm^4) 4.04E+06 Comparison of round and rectangular tu
Ipolar (mm^4) 6.03E+06 Size (mm)
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2) Round 100
Long side 7.66E-06 Tube 100
short side 7.66E-06 Ratio 1.00

Equations
ab 3   a  2t b  b  2t a  2t at b a  t b   b  t a 
3 2 2
b 
y NA  I bending  I torsion   max short side 
2 12 at b  bt a  t 2a  t b2 2t b  a  t

I torsion with a = b and uniform thickness t  t b  t   max long side 
3

2t a  a  t

b ab 3 
3 16 b b 
4
4.8
y NA  I bending  I torsion  ab   3.36  1    max 
2 12 3 a  12a 4   a
3

I torsion with a = b  2.25b

4
 Neutral axis

Di Do

ta
b

tb

a
son of round and rectangular tube cross sections
Wall thickness Area Ibending Itorsion
10 2827 2.90E+06 5.80E+06
7.65 2826 4.04E+06 6.03E+06
1.31 1.00 0.72 0.96


 max short side 
2t b  a  t b  b  t a 

b  t   max long side 
3

2t a  a  t b  b  t a 