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I-beam torsional stress calculation
As pointed out above, the torsional effects on an I beam are dominated by warping, so you can ignore the effects of pure torsion in this case. One simple, but conservative, way of dealing with torsion on an I beam is to replace the torsion with two lateral forces F on the flange, such that...- mdheywood
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
