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

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AREA OF A TAPERED I BEAM FORMULA

A = l t + 2 a (s + n) 

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Symbol English Metric
 A = area
2 2
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area)

l = height in mm

n = thickness in mm

s = thickness in mm

t = thickness in mm

a = width in mm

DISTANCE FROM CENTROID OF A TAPERED I BEAM

FORMULAS

w
Cx =
2

l
Cy =
2
 

Symbol English Metric

C = distance from centroid in

2
mm
2

l = height in mm

w = width in mm

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 ELASTIC SECTION MODULUS OF A TAPERED I BEAM
FORMULAS

w
Cx =
2

l
Cy =
2
 

Symbol English Metric

3 3
S = elastic section modulus in mm

C = distance from centroid in mm

I = moment of inertia (https://piping-

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4
mm
4

mechanics/697-moment-of-inertia)

PERIMETER OF A TAPERED I BEAM FORMULA

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
w − a 2 2
P = 2 w + 4 s + 2 L + 4 √( ) + (s + n)  
2

Symbol English Metric

P = perimeter in mm

L = height in mm

n = thickness in mm

s = thickness in mm

a = width in mm

w = width in mm

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 POLAR MOMENT OF INERTIA OF A TAPERED I BEAM
FORMULAS

Jz = Ix + Iy  

Jz1 = Ix1 + Iy1  

Symbol English Metric

J = torsional constant in
4
mm
4

I = moment of inertia (https://piping-

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4
mm
4

mechanics/697-moment-of-inertia)

  

RADIUS OF GYRATION OF A TAPERED I BEAM FORMULAS

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
1 3 1 4 4
[w l − (h − L )]
√ 12 4 g

kx =  
l t + 2 a (s + n)

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
g
−−−−−−−
1 3 3 4 4
[w (l − h) + L t + (w − t )]
√ 3 4

ky =  
lt + 2 a (s + n)

−− −−−− −
k z = √k x + k y  
2 2

−
−−
Ix1
kx1 = √
A

−
−−
Iy1
ky1 = √
A

−−−−
2
−−−−−2
kz1 = √kx1 + ky1

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 k = radius of gyration in mm

A = area
2 2
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h = height in mm

l = height in mm

L = height in mm

I = moment of inertia (https://piping-

designer.com/index.php/properties/classical- in
4
mm
4

mechanics/697-moment-of-inertia)

n = thickness in mm

s = thickness in mm

t = thickness in mm

a = width in mm

w = width in mm

SECOND MOMENT OF AREA OF A TAPERED I BEAM

FORMULAS

1 3 1 4 4
Ix = [w l − (h − L )]
12 4 g

1 3 3 g 4 4
Iy = [w (l − h) + L t + (w − t )]
3 4

2
Ix1 = lx + A Cy

2
Iy1 = ly + A Cx

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Symbol English Metric
 I = moment of inertia (https://piping-
designer.com/index.php/properties/classical- in
4
  mm
4
 
mechanics/697-moment-of-inertia)

A = area
2 2
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area)

C = distance from centroid in mm

h = height in mm

l = height in mm

L = height in mm

g = slope of taper in mm

t = thickness in mm

w = width in mm

SLOPE OF FLANGE OF A TAPERED I BEAM FORMULA

h − L
g =
w − t

Symbol English Metric

g = slope of taper in mm

h = height in mm

L = height in mm

t = thickness in mm

w = width in mm

 
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