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| angular acceleration (radians/sec/sec); included angle of beam curvature (degrees); form factor |
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| perpendicular deflection (in.), bending (Δb) or shear (Δs) |
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| unit strain, elongation or contraction (in./in.) |
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| unit shear strain (in./in.) |
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| Poisson's ratio (steel = .3 usually) |
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| leg size of fillet weld (in.); rate of angular motion about an axis (radians/sec) |
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| unit angular twist (radians/linear inch) |
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| normal stress, tensile or compressive (psi); strength (psi) |
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| shear stress (psi); shear strength (psi) |
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| angle of twist (radians; 1 radian = 57.3 degrees); angle of rotation (radians); any specified angle |
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| area of section beyond plane where stress is desired or appplied (in.2); length of plate (in.); acceleration or deceleration (ft/min, ft/sec) |
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| width of section (in.); distance of area's center of gravity to referance axis (in.) |
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| distance from neutral axis to extreme fiber (in.) |
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| depth of section (in.); moment arm of force (in.); distance (in.) |
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| eccentrictiy of applied load (in.); total axial strain (in.); moment oarm of force (in.); effective width (in.) |
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| force per linear inch of weld (lbs/in.); horizontal shear force (lbs/in.); (vectorial) resultant force (lbs/in.): allowable strength of weld (lbs/in.) |
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| acceleration of gravity (386.4"/ sec2) |
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| any specified constant or amplification factor |
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| distance of section's neutral axis from reference axis (in.); number of units in series |
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| radius (in.); radius of gyration |
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| length of curved beam segment (in.) |
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| thickness of section (in.); time (min.); time interval (sec) |
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| material's tensile modulus of resilience (in.-lb/in.3) |
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| material's ultimate energy resistance (in.-lb/in.3) |
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| uniformly distributed load (lbs/linear inch) |
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| length of moment arm (curved beams) |
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| distance of area's center of gravity to neutral axis of entire section (in.) |
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| area (in.2); total area of cross-section |
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| modulus of elasticity, tension (psi) |
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| modulus of elasticity in shear (psi) |
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| tangential modulus of elasticity (psi) |
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| total force (lbs); radial force (lbs) |
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| polar moment of inertia (in.4) |
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| ratio of minimum to maximum load (fatigue); any specified constant |
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| length of member (in. or ft.); span between supports (in.) |
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| effective length of column |
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| applied bending moment (in.-lbs) |
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| reaction (lbs); torsional resistance of member (in.4) |
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| section modulus (in.3) = I/c |
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| torque or twisting moment (in.-lbs) |
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| vertical shear load (lbs); shear reaction; velocity; volume |
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| total load (lbs); weight (lbs); total width (in.) |
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