MaFoDeM

Bar attributes

The physical properties of a bar is specified by following attributes:

description	symbol	unit	group	directly affected object
Height	h	m	cross-section	thermal load
Area	A	m2	cross-section	bar
Equivalent shear area	Akapa	m2	cross-section	bar
Area moment of inertia	I	m4	cross-section	bar
Modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus)	E	Pa	material	bar
Poisson's ratio	mi	-	material	shear modulus of elasticity
Thermal expansion coefficient	cT	K-1	material	thermal load
Shear modulus of elasticity	G	Pa	material	bar