CHCalcHandbook

I / H Section — Symmetric and Unequal Flanges

Section Properties · I / H Section · A, C, I, S, r, Z, J
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Geometry

Flange width bf, flange thickness tf, overall depth h, web thickness tw
J is calculated with the thin-walled approximation as Σbt³/3 (fillet effects neglected). With unequal flanges the centroid shifts away from mid-depth, so Sx,top ≠ Sx,bot.
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Geometric properties

Area, centroid, moment of inertia, elastic section modulus, radius of gyration
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Plastic modulus and torsion

Zx, Zy, shape factor, J
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Principal axes

Ixy, θ, I₁, I₂