I BEAM STRESS STRENGTH DESIGN CALCULATOR

I Beam Stress Strength Design Calculator to calculate normal stress, shear stress and Von Mises stress at critical points of a given cross section of a I beam.

The transverse loading on a I Beam may result normal and shear stresses simultaneously on any transverse cross section of the I beam. The normal stress on a given cross section changes with respect to distance y from the neutral axis and it is largest at the farthest point from the neural axis. The normal stress also depends on the bending moment in the section and the maximum value of normal stress in I beam occurs where the bending moment is largest. Maximum shear stress occurs on the neutral axis of the I beam where shear force is maximum.

Note: For more information on the subject, please refer to "Shearing Stresses in Thin-Walled Members" and "Design of Beams and Shafts for Strength" chapters of Mechanics of Materials .

I Beam Stress Strength Design Calculator:

INPUT PARAMETERS
Parameter	Value
Structural Beam Height [2c]		mm cm m inch ft
Structural Beam Width [w]
I Beam Flange Thickness [t1]
I Beam Web Thickness [t2]
Shear Force [V]		kN N lbf
Bending Moment [M]		N*m kN*m lbf*in lbf*ft

Note: V and M are the shear force and bending moment in a section as shown in the figure.Visit " Structural Beam Deflection and Stress Calculators". for shear force and bending moment calculations.

Note: Structural beam is assumed to be subjected a vertical shearing force in its vertical plane of symmetry.

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RESULTS
Parameter	Value
Cross section area [A]	---	mm^2 cm^2 inch^2 ft^2
First moment of area for section A [QA]	---	mm^3 cm^3 inch^3 ft^3
First moment of area for Section B [QB]	---
First moment of area for section D [QD]	---
Second moment of area [Izz]	---	mm^4 cm^4 inch^4 ft^4
Stress Calculation at Section A		MPa psi ksi
Normal stress [σx_A]	---
Shear stress [τxy_A]	---
Von Mises stress at A [σv_A]	---
Stress Calculation at Section B
Normal stress at B [σx_B]	---
Shear stress at B [τxy_B]	---
Von Mises stress at B [σv_B]	---
Stress Calculation at Section D
Normal stress at D [σx_D]	---
Shear stress at D [τxy_D]	---
Von Mises stress at D [σv_D]	---

Note: Use dot "." as decimal separator.

Note: Stresses are positive numbers, and these are stress magnitudes in the beam. It does not distinguish between tension or compression of the structural beam.

Note: Effects of stress concentrations are not included in the calculations.

Definitions:

I Beam: I beam is a type of beam often used in trusses in buildings. I beam is generally manufactured from structural steels with hot and cold rolling or welding processes. Top and bottom plates of a I beam are named as flanges and the vertical plate which connects the flanges is named as web.

Normal Stress: Stress acts perpendicular to the surface (cross section).

Second Moment of Area: The capacity of a cross-section to resist bending.

Shear stress: A form of a stress acts parallel to the surface (cross section) which has a cutting nature.

Stress: Average force per unit area which results strain of material.

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List of Equations:

Reference:

• Beer.F.P. , Johnston.E.R. (1992). Mechanics of Materials , 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill, Chapter 5.9 and Chapter 7.6