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A tapered T beam is a structural shape used in construction.

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AREA OF A TAPERED T BEAM FORMULA

h (T + t)
A = w s +  
2
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A = area
2 2
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h = height  in  mm

t = thickness in mm

T = thickness  in mm

s = width  in mm

w = width in mm

DISTANCE FROM CENTROID OF A TAPERED T BEAM

FORMULAS

 Cx = 0

1 2
Cy = l − [3 w s + 3 h t (l + s) + h (T − t) (h + 3 s)]  
6 A

Symbol English Metric

C = distance from centroid  in  mm

A = area
2 2
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h = height  in  mm

l = height in mm

t = thickness in mm

T = thickness in mm
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s = width  in mm
 w = width in mm

ELASTIC SECTION MODULUS OF A TAPERED T BEAM

FORMUAL
Ix
Sx =  
Cy

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S = elastic section modulus in

3
mm
3

C = distance from centroid in mm

I = moment of inertia
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PERIMETER OF A TAPERED T BEAM FORMULA

−−−−−−−−−−
2 2
1 T
P = 2 w + 2 s − T + t + 2 √(
2
) + (
2
)  

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P = perimeter  in  mm

t = thickness  in  mm

T = thickness  in  mm

s = width  in mm

w = width in mm

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 RADIUS OF GYRATION OF A TAPERED T BEAM FORMULAS

−−
Ix
kx = √  
A

−
−−
Ix1
kx1 = √  
A

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k = radius of gyration in mm

A = area
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SECOND MOMENT OF AREA OF A TAPERED T BEAM

FORMULAS

3 3 2
[4 w s + h (3 t + T )] − A (l − C y − s)
Ix =  
12

Ix1 = Ix + A Cy  

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A = area
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 C = distance from centroid in mm

h = height in mm

l = height in mm

t = thickness in mm

T = thickness in mm

s = width in mm

w = width in mm

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