Section Properties Calculator - Index

Index of defined shapes

No.
Shape
1
Circle
2
Semicircle
3
Circular Sector
4
Circular Segment
5
Annulus
6
Semi Annulus
7
Annulus Sector
8
Ellipse
9
Semi-Ellipse
10
Quarter-Ellipse
11
Hollow-ellipse
12
Parabola
13
Semi-parabola
14
nth degree parabola-1
15
nth degree parabola-2
16
Regular N sided polygon
17
Hollow regular n sided polygon
18
Rectangle
19
Parallelogram
20
Inclined rectangle
21
Diamond
22
Hollow rectangle
23
Channel
24
Tapered channel
25
I section-1
26
I section-2
27
Tapered I section
28
T section
29
L section
30
Z section
31
Trapezoid
32
Right Triangle
33
Equilateral Triangle
34
Isosceles Triangle
35
Triangle
36
Rotated section
37
Translated section

Section Properties Calculator - Defined Shapes

This sheet provides formulas and calculated values for the shapes listed on the Index sheet a
Select a shape from the drop down box, or enter an Index number.
Enter the values of the required dimensions, angles are in degrees.
Calculated values and the diagram are updated whenever any data on this sheet are changed.
Properties:
A Area
Xc, Yc Centroid coordinates
Ix, Iy Second Moment of Area about the X and Y axes

Ixc, Iyc Second Moment of Area about axes through the section centroid
J Torsional stiffness constant

Index
5
Dimensions
300
280

Property
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ties Calculator - Defined Shapes

las and calculated values for the shapes listed on the Index sheet and shown in the drop down box below.
rop down box, or enter an Index number.

dimensions, angles are in degrees.

am are updated whenever any data on this sheet are changed.

entroid coordinates
econd Moment of Area about the X and Y axes
econd Moment of Area about axes through the section centroid
orsional stiffness constant

Section Type
Annulus
Formula
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Value
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R_1

R_2

Section Properties Calculator - Coordinates

This sheet calculates section properties of polygonal shapes based on vertex coordinates.
Copy the coordinates of the shape defined on the previous sheet, using the button below, or ente
If the number of coordinates changes, click the "Recalc Section Properties" button.
Click the Plot Coordinates button to update the diagram.
As for the previous sheet plus:
Properties:

Ax, Ay
Ixy, Ixyc
Iu, Iv
Theta

First moment of area about the X and Y axes

Product of Inertia about origin and centroid
Second moment of area about principal axes through centroid
Angle of principal axes to X,Y axes (degrees)

Copy Shape Coordinates

X

600
597.537
590.18846
578.07503
561.39561
540.42409
515.50481
487.04694
455.51777
421.435
385.35828
347.87997
309.61547
271.19309
233.24372
196.39048
161.23851
128.365
98.309733
71.566212
48.573569
29.70934
15.283276
5.5322529
0.6163822
0.6163822
5.5322529
15.283276
29.70934
48.573569
71.566212

300
261.636851
223.903625
187.419899
152.784734
120.566841
91.2952348
65.4505553
43.4571711
25.6762131
12.3996441
3.84546498
0.15413514
1.38626612
7.52162635
18.4594734
34.0202081
53.9483236
77.9166009
105.531481
136.33953
169.834878
205.467535
242.652411
280.778934
319.221066
357.347589
394.532465
430.165122
463.66047
494.468519

Recalc Section Properties

Area

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Ax
Ay
Ix
Iy
Ixy
Xc
Yc
Ixc
Iyc

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Ixyc
Iu
Iv
theta

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98.309733
128.365
161.23851
196.39048
233.24372
271.19309
309.61547
347.87997
385.35828
421.435
455.51777
487.04694
515.50481
540.42409
561.39561
578.07503
590.18846
597.537
600
580
577.7012
570.84256
559.53669
543.96924
524.39581
501.13782
474.57714
445.14992
413.33934
379.66772
344.68797
308.97444
273.11355
237.69414
203.29778
170.48928
139.80734
111.75575
86.795132
65.335331
47.728717
34.264391
25.163436
20.57529
20.57529
25.163436
34.264391

522.083399
546.051676
565.979792
581.540527
592.478374
598.613734
599.845865
596.154535
587.600356
574.323787
556.542829
534.549445
508.704765
479.433159
447.215266
412.580101
376.096375
338.363149
300
300
335.805605
371.023283
405.074761
437.400915
467.470949
494.791114
518.912815
539.439974
556.035534
568.426999
576.410899
579.856141
578.706152
572.979815
562.771158
548.247806
529.648231
507.277839
481.503951
452.749772
421.487447
388.230301
353.524416
317.939662
282.060338
246.475584
211.769699

47.728717
65.335331
86.795132
111.75575
139.80734
170.48928
203.29778
237.69414
273.11355
308.97444
344.68797
379.66772
413.33934
445.14992
474.57714
501.13782
524.39581
543.96924
559.53669
570.84256
577.7012
580
600

178.512553
147.250228
118.496049
92.7221608
70.3517687
51.7521942
37.2288418
27.0201846
21.2938484
20.1438595
23.5891006
31.5730011
43.9644656
60.5600264
81.0871849
105.208886
132.529051
162.599085
194.925239
228.976717
264.194395
300
300

rdinates

ertex coordinates.
the button below, or enter XY coordinates for any other shape

hrough centroid

low, or enter XY coordinates for any other shape

Plot Coordinates

User Defined Functions used in this spreadsheet

SecProp
Input
=SecProp(XYRange, Optional Out)
XYRange
A 2 column or 2 row range with x,y coordinates of a closed polygon
Out
Optional output index number
Output
A 14x1 array with section properties of the polygon, or a single value defined by the Out index
Enter as an array function (press ctrl-shift-enter)
Area
Cross sectional area
First moment of area about X axis
Ax
First moment of area about Y axis
Ay
Second moment of area about X axis
Ix
Second moment of area about Y axis
Iy
Product of area about origin
Ixy
Centroid X coordinate
Xc
Centroid Y coordinate
Yc
Ixc
Second moment of area about centroidal axis parallel to X axis
Iyc
Second moment of area about centroidal axis parallel to Y axis
Product of area about centroid
Ixyc
Second moment of area about principal axis U
Iu
Second moment of area about principal axis V
Iv
Angle of principal axes to XY axes (degrees)
theta
Example

=SecProp(XYRange, 4)

#VALUE!

Eval
Input
=eval(Function, Parameters1, Values1, Optional Parameters2, Optional Values2))

Function
Parameters1
Values1
Parameters2
Values2

Text of function to be evaluated, starting with =

Single column or row range with parameters used in the function
Single column or row range with values associated with the parameters in
Additional parameter range, if required
Additional value range, if required

Output

The evaluated value of the function

Notes:
Parameters are case sensitive
If the text of any parameter is included within any other parameter then the function will f
It is recommended that parameters start with a single upper case letter, and in the event o
terminate with a _.
Operators should be all lower case.
The function recognises pi. All other constants should be specified as a parameter.

Example
A
B
C
=eval(D46,A46:A48,B46:B48)

-1
-3
3

=(-B+(B^2-4*A*C)^.5)/(2*A)

#VALUE!

ed in the function
ted with the parameters in Parameters1

eter then the function will fail or evaluate incorrectly.

se letter, and in the event of possible ambiguity,

fied as a parameter.

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changed in any way, other than the entry of data in unprotected data input cells.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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Copyright 2008 Interactive Design Services Pty Ltd. all rights reserved

Revision History
Current Version
Rev

Date

1.02
By

6-May-12
Description

1.00

1/30/2008 DAJ

First release

1.01

06-Mar-08 DAJ

Formula for first and second moment of area revised, no change to resu

1.02

6-May-12 DAJ

Ixy, Ixyc and Theta fixed for large symmetric sections

can copy and redistribute it provided that it is not

s.

vised, no change to results