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Structural Shapes - Nucor-Yamato Steel

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Symbols<br />

A Cross sectional area, square inches or square millimeters<br />

E Modulus of Elasticity, 29,000 kips per square inch or<br />

200 000 Newtons per square millimeter (N/mm 2 )<br />

I Moment of inertia (X & Y axis), inches 4 or millimeters 4<br />

R Radius of fillet, inches or millimeters<br />

S Elastic section modulus (X & Y axis), inches 3 or millimeters 3<br />

a Distance from web face to edge of flange, inches or<br />

millimeters<br />

b f Flange width, inches or millimeters<br />

d Depth of flange, inches or millimeters<br />

k Distance from outside of flange face to intersection of fillet with<br />

webs, inches or millimeters<br />

k 1 Distance from center line of web to intersection of fillet<br />

with flange, inches or millimeters<br />

r Radius of gyration (X & Y axis), inches or millimeters<br />

t f (W and HP shapes) Flange thickness, inches or millimeters<br />

(C, MC, S, & L shapes) Average flange thickness, inches or<br />

millimeters<br />

t w Web thickness, inches or millimeters<br />

May 2013 General Notes - 5 <strong>Nucor</strong>-<strong>Yamato</strong> <strong>Steel</strong>

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