Shear flow in back-to-back channels

The first moment of area Q for one channel shape about the z centroidal axis for the built-up shape must be computed.
Values for the channel area and the distance from the channel back to the channel centroid will be needed for this calculation. These values are found in standard steel shape tables.

To compute the shear stress in each bolt, begin with the shear flow equation:

Shear flow in back-to-back channels