Planar Curvature |
 
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Planar Curvature |
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Planar curvature in an element cross section is defined by the equation below, with reference to the Angle Convention for Planar Curvature figure below.
Angle Convention for Planar Curvature
where:
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is the curvature for an angle θ as defined in the figure above
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and 
are the curvatures about the local y- and z-axes, respectively
By default, Flexcom outputs the planar curvature at an angle of 0 degrees. However, when you request a plot of planar curvature, you can optionally specify a location around the element circumference where planar curvature is to be computed. The location is specified as an angle θ, measured in degrees anti-clockwise from the local element cross-section y-axis.
