CROSS SECTIONAL
PROPERTIES
Cross Sectional Properties
Cross Sectional Properties
Click on the image to the left to access a video introducing the following concepts:
Total Area (At) --i.e. cross sectional area
Global Centroid (Xg, Yg) --i.e. center of mass
Moment of Inertia (Ix) --i.e. Area moment of Inertia
The videos below showcase a little more detail regarding these key properties of the cross section
Visualizing a cross section
Visualizing a cross section
Center of Mass
(Global Centroid)
Center of Mass
(Global Centroid)
Additional information:
Moment of Inertia
Additional information:
Moment of Inertia