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ZeistheElasticSectionModulus
ZpisthePlasticSectionModulus
Zeisusedtodeterminethemaximumbendingmomentuptothepointwheretheextreme
fiberhasyieldedelastically.Allotherfiberswillbebelowtheirelasticyieldstress.
Zpisusedtodeterminethemaximumbendingmomentatthethepointwhereallfibers
haveyieldedelasticallyandtheentiresectionisbehavingplastically.Thisisthepointwhen
thesocalledplastichingehasdeveloped.
Shapefactorisjusttheratioofthesetwoparameters,ithasnophysicalmeaning,itisjust
usefulincomputation.
ItisworthnotingthatShapefactorisveryhighforshapeslikerectangles(1.5)whileforan
Ibeamitisusuallyaround1.1to1.2.Thereasonisthattherectanglehasalotmore
materialbelowtheextremefiber.FortheIbeam,onceithasreachedyieldingthereisn't
muchmaterialleft,justalittlebitofflangeandthetinystripofweb.Ofcourseifwecreate
anewfactorthatcomparesthesectionModulus(eitherone)withtheareaofthesection
(Thebendingstrengthtoarea/weightratio),you'llquicklyberemindedofwhyweusean
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Itisanalysisnotdesign.
ShapefactorindicatesHowthemomentcapacityvariesinbothanalysisw.r.tshape
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