Tutorial 5 – Problem 1
Determine the average shear stress in the 20-mm-diameter pin at A
and the 30-mm-diameter pin at B that support the beam in Figure 1.
1
Solve the support reactions at point A and B
The resultant force acting on pin A is
Pin A:
There are two shearing surfaces at pin A, which is
called double shear.
Average shear stress:
Pin B is subjected to single shear.
Pin B:
Average shear stress:
Tutorial 5 – Problem 2
The inclined member in Figure 2 is subjected to a compressive
force of 3000N. Determine the average compressive stress along
the smooth areas of contact defined by AB and BC, and the average
shear stress along the horizontal plane defined by DB.
Solve the internal forces on the contact areas AB, BC, and DB
According to the FBD of inclined member:
According to the FBD of the top segment ABD:
Average compression stresses of AB and BC
Average shear stress of BD
Tutorial 5 – Problem 3
The bar has a cross sectional area A and is subjected to the axial load P.
1. Determine the average normal and averaged shear stresses in the member at
the section when θ = 0⸰ and 30⸰.
2. If the inclination angle of section is expressed by θ. Plot the variation of the
stresses at section b-b as a function of θ (0⸰ ≤ θ ≤ 90⸰).
3. Determine the relationship between the average normal stress and the average
shear stress.
1. 𝜃 = 0⸰
P P
𝑃
Average normal stress: 𝜎avg =
𝐴
Average shear stress: 𝜏avg = 0
The internal resultant force P can be decomposed into
𝜃 = 30⸰ F
P P Normal force: 𝐹 = 𝑃cos30⸰
30⸰
V Shear force: 𝑉 = 𝑃sin30⸰
𝑃cos30⸰ 𝑃 𝑃
Average normal stress: 𝜎avg = ⸰ = cos2 30⸰ = (1 + cos60⸰)
𝐴/cos30 𝐴 2𝐴
Average shear stress: 𝑃sin30⸰ 𝑃 𝑃
𝜏avg = = 𝐴 cos30⸰sin30⸰ = 2𝐴 sin60⸰
𝐴/cos30⸰
b
F 2. If the inclination angle is expressed by θ,
P P
θ
Normal force: 𝐹 = 𝑃cos𝜃
V
b Shear force: 𝑉 = 𝑃sin𝜃
𝑃 𝑃
Average normal stress:
2
𝜎avg = cos 𝜃 = (1 + cos2𝜃)
𝐴 2𝐴
𝑃
Average shear stress: 𝜏avg = sin2𝜃
2𝐴
3. The relation between shear and normal stresses
𝑃 𝑃 𝑃
𝜎avg − = cos2𝜃 𝜏avg = sin2𝜃
2𝐴 2𝐴 2𝐴
2 2
𝑃 2
𝑃
𝜎avg − + 𝜏avg =
2𝐴 2𝐴
𝑃
𝜃= 0⸰ 𝜎max = 𝜏=0
𝐴
𝑃 𝑃
𝜃= 45⸰ 𝜎= 𝜏max =
2𝐴 2𝐴
Tutorial 5 – Problem 4
The rod ABCD is made of an aluminum for which E = 70 GPa. For the loading
shown in Figure 4, determine the deflections of point B and point D.
1. Solve the internal forces along the rod.
2. Recall the memories, the displacement of the
25
entire rod can be calculated by
125
50
As E(x) is a constant value, and the rod can be
N (kN)
separated into several regions
𝑁𝑖 𝐿𝑖
𝛿=
𝐴𝑖 𝐸
𝑖
Deflection of point B
𝑁𝐴𝐵 𝐿𝐴𝐵 25 × 103 × 1.75
𝛿𝐵 = = −6 9
= 7.81 × 10−4 m = 0.781 mm
𝐴𝐴𝐵 𝐸 800 × 10 × 70 × 10
Deflection of point D
𝑁𝐴𝐵 𝐿𝐴𝐵 𝑁𝐵𝐶 𝐿𝐵𝐶 𝑁𝐶𝐷 𝐿𝐶𝐷
𝛿𝐷 = + + = 5. 71mm
𝐴𝐴𝐵 𝐸 𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝐸 𝐴𝐶𝐷 𝐸
Tutorial 5 – Problem 5
The simply supported beam in Figure 5(a) has the cross-sectional area Figure
5(b). Determine the absolute maximum bending stress in the beam and draw the
stress contribution over the cross section at this location. Also, what is the
stress at point B?
(a) (b)
1. Find out the maximum internal moment.
Moment diagram
As indicated on the moment diagram, the maximum
internal moment in the beam occurs at the center
and Mmax = 22.5kNm
Section Property
Due to the symmetry, the centroid C must be the
Flexure interaction point of two symmetry axes. The
formula: &
neutral axis will pass through the centroid C.
To calculate the
moment of inertial I
about the neutral
axis by using parallel-
axis theorem
Draw the stress contribution
c = 150+20 = 170 mm = 0.17 m
-12.7 MPa
C 0
Flexure
formula: & 12.7 MPa
At point B, yB = 150 mm = 0.15 m