Hollow Rectangle
- A two-dimensional figure that is a quadrilateral with two pair of parallel edges.
- A hollow rectangle is a structural shape used in construction.
- Interior angles are 90°
- Exterior angles are 90°
- Angle \(\;A = B = C = D\)
- 2 diagonals
- 4 edges
- 4 vertexs
- See Article Link - Geometric Properties of Structural Shapes
- Tags: Structural Steel
Hollow Rectangle Index
- Area of a Hollow Rectangle
- Distance from Centroid of a Hollow Rectangle
- Elastic Section Modulus of a Hollow Rectangle
- Perimeter of a Hollow Rectangle
- Polar Moment of Inertia of a Hollow Rectangle
- Radius of Gyration of a Hollow Rectangle
- Second Moment of Area of a Hollow Rectangle
- Side of a Hollow Rectangle
Area of a Hollow Rectangle formula |
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\( A = b\;a - b_1\;a_1 \) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\( A \) = area | \( in^2 \) | \( mm^2 \) |
\( a, b, a_1, b_1 \) = edge | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
Elastic Section Modulus of a Hollow Rectangle formulas |
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\( S_x = \frac{ I_x }{ C_y } \) \( S_y = \frac{ I_y }{ C_x } \) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\( S \) = elastic section modulus | \( in^3 \) | \( mm^3 \) |
\( C \) = distance from centroid | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
\( I \) = moment of inertia | \( in^4 \) | \( mm^4 \) |
Polar Moment of Inertia of a Hollow Rectangle formulas |
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\( J_{z} = I_x + I_y \) \( J_{z1} = I_{x1} + I_{y1} \) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\( J \) = torsional constant | \( in^4 \) | \( mm^4 \) |
\( I \) = moment of inertia | \( in^4 \) | \( mm^4 \) |
Radius of Gyration of a Hollow Rectangle formulas |
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\( k_{x} = \sqrt{ \frac{ b\;a^3 \;-\; b_1\; a_{1}{^3} }{ 12 \; \left( b\;a \;-\; b_1\; a_1 \right) } } \) \( k_{y} = \sqrt{ \frac{ b^3 \;a \;-\; b_{1}{^3} \; a_1 }{ 12\; \left( b\;a \;-\; b_1\; a_1 \right) } } \) \( k_{z} = \sqrt{ k_{x}{^2} + k_{y}{^2} } \) \( k_{x1} = \sqrt{ \frac{ I_{x1} }{ A } } \) \( k_{y1} = \sqrt{ \frac{ I_{y1} }{ A } } \) \( k_{z1} = \sqrt{ k_{x1}{^2} + k_{y1}{^2} } \) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\( k \) = radius of gyration | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
\( A \) = area | \( in^2 \) | \( mm^2 \) |
\( a, b, a_1, b_1 \) = edge | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
\( I \) = moment of inertia | \( in^4 \) | \( mm^4 \) |
Second Moment of Area of a Hollow Rectangle formulas |
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\( I_{x} = \frac{ b\;a^3 \;-\; b_1\; a_{1}{^3} }{12} \) \( I_{y} = \frac{ b^3 \;a \;-\; b_{1}{^3}\; a_1 }{12} \) \( I_{x1} = \frac{ b\;a^3 }{3} - \frac { b_1 \; a_1 \; \left( a_{1}{^2} \;+\; 3\;a^2 \right) }{12} \) \( I_{y1} = \frac{ b^3 \;a }{3} - \frac { b_1 \; a_1 \; \left( b_{1}{^2} \;+\; 3\;b^2 \right) }{12} \) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\( I \) = moment of inertia | \( in^4 \) | \( mm^4 \) |
\( a, b, a_1, b_1 \) = edge | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
Side of a Hollow Rectangle formulas |
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\( a = \frac{P}{2} - b \) \( b = \frac{P}{2} - a \) |
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Symbol | English | Metric |
\( a, b, a_1, b_1 \) = edge | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
\( P \) = perimeter | \( in \) | \( mm \) |
Tags: Structural Steel