ABSTRACT
Thesectionmodulusisusedinbeambendingproblemsfordeterminingthemaximumtensile stressinthebody.ThesameapproachisusedinVDI2230.Theprocessofdrillingthebolt holethroughthejointfaceshiftsitscentroid,andthemomentofinertiaiscalculatedusingthe parallelaxistheorem.Figure13showsagenericjointdrawnasarectangleforexpediency. CGdenotesthecentroidalaxis.
