CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS

FIGURE 2.17 (Continued)

x

Rectangle:

width (y)

variable, depth

(h) constant

Plan:

two parabolas

with vertices at

center of span

y=

y b

y

b

h

l

2

Elevation:

rectangle

3 P x –

Ssh^2

b=^3 Pl

4 Ssh^2

x^2

l

Beam Cross section Formulas

Elevation

and plan

4. Supported at Both Ends, Load P Uniformly Distributed Over l

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