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<h1>Cross section help</h1>
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Beams resist deflection due to the moment of<br>
inertia (I) of their cross section.  You must<br> 
select a cross section type, and give it dimensions.<br> 
To bring up the dialog box with your choices<br> 
choose the button labeled ... under the <br>
Cross Section Tab.<P>

Beaamex supports 6 beam cross-sections under <br>
the cross section dialog box.  In order they <br>
are: circle, square, triangle, I-beam, <br>
L-angle, and User Moment.  The User Moment <br>
is of interest for any other shape other than <br>
the first 5.  If you desire to use Beamex on <br>
a custom shape, the user can calculate the <br>
moment (I) by hand (or let a CAD program tell <br>
you what it is), and enter it into Beamex in <br>
the field named User Moment of.  Units for <br>
Moment of Inertia are in in^4.<P>

<i>Note that Beamex only supports constant <br>
moment of inertia beams and does not support <br>
tapered beams</i><P>

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