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Shearing Stress Analysis in Beams

The document contains 8 practice problems related to determining stresses in beams and structures: 1) It asks to find the largest shearing stress and stress at a point in a given beam cross section. 2) It asks to find shearing stresses at two points in an aluminum beam given the vertical shear force. 3) It asks to find the location of the shear center in a thin-walled beam of uniform thickness with a given cross section. 4) It provides a state of plane stress and asks to find principal planes, stresses, and maximum shearing stress. The problems calculate various stresses like shear, normal, and principal given information about beam or structural geometries and applied forces

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Shearing Stress Analysis in Beams

The document contains 8 practice problems related to determining stresses in beams and structures: 1) It asks to find the largest shearing stress and stress at a point in a given beam cross section. 2) It asks to find shearing stresses at two points in an aluminum beam given the vertical shear force. 3) It asks to find the location of the shear center in a thin-walled beam of uniform thickness with a given cross section. 4) It provides a state of plane stress and asks to find principal planes, stresses, and maximum shearing stress. The problems calculate various stresses like shear, normal, and principal given information about beam or structural geometries and applied forces

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Practice Problem Set-4

1) For the beam and loading shown, consider section n-n and determine a) the largest shearing
stress in that section, (b) the shearing stress at point a. (a) 21.05 MPa (b) 15.85 MPa

2) An extruded aluminum beam has the cross section shown. Knowing that the vertical shear in
the beam is 40 kN, determine the shearing stress at (a) point a, (b) point b. (a) 36.5 MPa (b)
34.5 MPa

3) Determine the location of the shear center O of a thin-walled beam of uniform thickness
having the cross section shown. 0.345 a

4) For the state of plane stress shown determine (a) the principal planes, (b) the principal
stresses, (c) the maximum shearing stress and the corresponding normal stress. (a) θ = 26.6,
116.6 (b) -30 MPa, 70 MPa (c) 50 MPa, 20 MPa.
5) Knowing that the bracket AB has a uniform thickness of 15 mm determine (a) the principal
planes and principal stresses at point H. (b) the maximum shearing stress at point H. 16.8
MPa, -5.6 MPa, 11.2 MPa

6) For the slate of plane stress shown, determine the maximum shearing stress when (a)σx = 30
MPa and σy = 90 MPa, (b)σx = 70 MPa and σy = 10 MPa (Hint: Consider both in-plane and
out-of-plane shearing stresses.) (a) 55 MPa (b) 50 MPa

7) The 4-kN force is parallel to the x axis, and the force Q is parallel to the z axis. The shaft
AD is hollow. Knowing that the inner diameter is half the outer diameter and that τall = 60
MPa, determine the smallest permissible outer diameter of the shaft. (37.3 mm)
8) The compressed-air tank AB has a 250-mm outside diameter and an 8-mm wall thickness. It
is fitted with a collar by which a 40-kN force P is applied at B in the horizontal direction.
Knowing that the gage pressure inside the tank is 5 MPa, determine the maximum normal
stress and the maximum shearing stress at point K. (77.4 MPa, 32.3 MPa, 38.7 MPa)

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