Ahsanullah University of
Science and Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
CE-416
Prestress Concrete Design Sessional

Presentation on

Axis System
Presented by
Mashrekur Rahman
Student ID:

10.01.03.001
Let us draw a line!
Engineers Use Axes!
What is an Axis?
 An unlimited line, half-line, or line
segment serving to orient a space or a
geometric object, especially a line
about which the object is symmetric.
2D and 3D Axes
Uses in Structural Analysis

1

• Represent the
direction of internal
and external forces

2

• Denote the relative
position of structural
members
Consider a Simply
Supported Beam

External Forces
Local & Global Axes
Axial Force in a Beam
Rotational Axis
Torsional Action in
Structural Members
Movement about Rotational Axis
in a Prestressed I-beam
Axis System to analyze I-beam
Major Axis
gives the
algebraically
larger moment
of inertia.
Minor Axis
gives the
relatively
smaller
moment of
inertia.
Axis System and Prestressed
Concrete

Axis system is
the cradle of
design and
analysis of
Prestressed
Concrete
members.
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Presentation on Axis System