Section Properties

Display the section property data. The section property data table is calculated from the section dimensions .

From the Main Menu select Model > Section Properties.

Click Section Properties in the Icon Menu.

Section Properties dialog box

Area: Cross sectional area

Asy: Effective Shear Area for shear force in the element's local y-direction

         It becomes inactive when Shear Deformation is not considered.

Asz: Effective Shear Area for shear force in the element's local z-direction

        It becomes inactive when Shear Deformation is not considered.

Ixx: Torsional Resistance about the element's local x-axis

Iyy: Moment of Inertia about the element's local y-direction

Izz: Moment of Inertia about the element's local z-direction

Cyp: Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)y-direction

Cym: Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)y-direction

Czp: Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (+)z-direction

Czm: Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)z-direction

YBar:Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)y-direction

ZBar:Distance from the section's neutral axis to the extreme fiber of the element in the local (-)z-direction

Syp: Elastic section modulus about the element local (+)y-direction

Sym: Elastic section modulus about the element local (-)y-direction

Szp:Elastic section modulus about the element local (+)z-direction

Szm: Elastic section modulus about the element local (-)z-direction

Angle:Angle for the principal axis from the element local y-axis

Ipyy:Moment of Inertia about the major principal axis

Ipzz:Moment of Inertia about the minor principal axis

Zyy:Plastic section modulus about the element local y-direction

Zzz:Plastic section modulus about the element local z-direction