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Does this mean that all asymmetric cross-sections have non-zero bending
moments at the neutral axis? Not necessarily. We can still find an axis where the
bending moment is zero (0) in asymmetric cross-sections (refer to Mohr's circle).
For the cross-sections where the bending moment at the neutral axis is not zero
(0), the mechanics of materials textbook explains the vertical stress as follows."
Let's convert the formulas according to our needs to calculate the stress.
(2) Example
We modeled a 30m simply supported beam using the given example section and
applied an arbitrary load that caused both axial force and bending moments around
The vertical stress at each corner of the perimeter was calculated using the simple
beam's central cross-sectional force and the calculated sectional properties using
Green's theorem, and the results are shown below.
The results were verified using Sofistik, which showed completely identical values.
However, there are cases where asymmetric sections need to be used for various
reasons, and having a calculation tool like the one presented in this article could be
useful in such cases.