Calculation of the Plastic Section Modulus Using （塑料剖面模数的计算使用）.pdf

Calculation of the Plastic Section Modulus Using the Computer DOMINIQUE BERNARD BAUER ABSTRACT data. All the calculations presented below are arranged so that A simple spreadsheet is presented which calculates the plas- the equations can be expressed as spreadsheet formulas which tic section modulus of structural members. The method con- will be evaluated automatically by the spreadsheet program. sists in dividing the cross section into rectangles and arrang- With a datum line placed at the top of the cross section, the vertical distance from the datum line to the centroid, y , of the ing all calculations conveniently into a spreadsheet program. n The basic algorithm and the required spreadsheet formulas nth rectangle is equal to (Figure 2) are given as well as a numerical example. INTRODUCTION With the increasing use of the limit states design of steel where structures, engineers often have to calculate the plastic bend- h = height of the nth rectangle ing resistance, M , of structural members, which is a function n r of the plastic modulus, Z, of the cross section, that is, M=$ZFy (1) Datum line where I n |) = performance factor F = yield strength of steel. y Although the c