Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Civil Engineering and Environment Department

Class: D18
BEng Civil Engineering (4th Year)
Module: ASD

Name:JEEHOO Bibi Fatimah

Houmayra
Name of Lecturer: Mr. Abdel
Isker MUDHAWO

Submission Date: 08th March

2021

ALUMINIUM SECTION
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Aim of the Project

The aim of the report is to be able to learn about the aluminium section and find the centroid of
the section.

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Objectives of the Project

The purpose of this assignments is to find the active stress and the deflection of beam of the
Aluminium section.

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Acknowledgement
First of all, I would like to thank GOD for helping me in doing this work successfully. The success
and final outcome of this assignment required a lot of guidance and assistance from many people
and online websites and I am extremely fortunate to have got this all along the completion of my
assignment work. Whatever I have done is only due to such guidance and assistance and I would
not forget to thank him. I respect and thank my lecturer Mr. Abdel Isker MUDHAWO for
providing me all support and guidance which made me complete the assignment on time. I am
extremely grateful to him for providing such a nice support and guidance. I am very grateful for
the time given to be able to complete this assignment.

JEEHOO BIBI FATIMAH HOUMAYRA

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Table of Contents
Aim of the Project .......................................................................................................................................... i
Objectives of the Project............................................................................................................................... ii
Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................................................... iii
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................... iv
1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

List of Figures
Figure 1: Aluminium section (used for window frame)................................................................................ 1
Figure 2: Aluminium section drawn to scale ................................................................................................ 1
Figure 3: Aluminium section on AutoCAD .................................................................................................. 2
Figure 4: Centroid and Moments of Inertia of the section ............................................................................ 3

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1.0 Introduction
First of all, I have chosen a section of Aluminium and I have drawn it on an A4 paper. Then I have
scan the drawing and attached it to AutoCAD.

Here is the section I have chosen for my assignment:

Figure 1: Aluminium section (used for window frame)

→Then I have drawn the section to scale on an A4 paper

Figure 2: Aluminium section drawn to scale

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→I have then export the picture to AutoCAD, where I have drawn the section again.

Figure 3: Aluminium section on AutoCAD

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→To be able to get the Centroid of the section. I have selected the drawing then I have entered
the REGION command and then press ENTER. Then I have re select the drawing and I’ve
entered the MASS PROP command and then press ENTER. Then a new window was opened
giving all the information.

Figure 4: Centroid and Moments of Inertia of the section

Question Given:

Aluminium Alloy, E = 70 x 10 3 Mpa or N/mm2

Tensile Strength = 110 MPa or N/mm2

Take the Loading as follows:

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𝑴𝒚
𝝈= ,
𝑰

where,

σ = Active Stress

M= Moment

Y= Distance from Centroid

I= Moment of Inertia

→σ = My/ I

= (0.5*2*1) * (103) * 788495.8057 / (1.6005 * 1014)

= 4.927 * 10-6 N/mm2

→Deflection of Beam = 3WL3 / 48 EI

= 3* (0.5*2) * (23) / 48 * (70 * 103) * (1.6005*1014)

= 4.46*10-20 mm

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Conclusion
Since the Active Stress is less than the Tensile Strength. It is O. K. The section is O.K and the
value of deflection is very small. There are different types of aluminium section also on which we
can verify the deflection.