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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

WHY STEEL GIRDERS MADE OF I SHAPED EXPLIAN IN DETAIL

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
I shaped griders have horizontal elements known as flanges which resists the bending moment and verticlaly aligned are called web which carries the shear and tear forces.
Hence these I shaped section are used for carrying the Bending and Shearing loads in the plane of the web.