Dr Tim
WHEN engineers talk about depth of section, we are referring to the ‘cut-through’ view or section view of a particular shape or style of material being used in a construction; the depth of the section is the longest axis or side of that shape.
If you pick up a piece of timber stud on a building site, you can bend it over your knee if the short side is vertical. But now put the long side (axis) vertical and all that happens is that your knee hurts. There’s no bending
