What is the economic dimension(length and wid) of the rectangular beam as a substitute for the T beam?
What is the economic dimension(length and wid) of the rectangular beam as a substitute for the T beam?
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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What is the economic dimension(length and wid) of the rectangular beam as a substitute for the T beam?
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While designing T beam there are 2 criteria:
1. When neutral axis lies in flange the beam it is treated and designed as retangular beam
2. When neutral axis lies in web of T beam then a different approach is followed in which exact location of centroid is calculated and then designed as T beam.
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