DCC30373 – STRUCTURAL MECHANIC
TUTORIAL 4
1. Determine the position of centroid of a rectangular beam (800mm x 1000mm).
2. Determine the position of centroid of a cylindrical beam with diameter 300mm
3. Determine the centroid for the T section below.
4. Find the centroid for the I section below
5. Calculate the centroid for the following section
6. Calculate the centroid for the following section
7. Calculate the centroid for the following section
8. Calculate the centroid for the following section
9. Determine the second moment of area of a rectangular below from x-axis.
100m
10. Find the moment of inertia of a T-section shown in figure below about x-x and y-y axes through
the centre gravity of the section.
11. A rectangular beam with a cross section 250 mm deep and 150 mm width subjected to 100 kNm
moment maximum. Find the maximum bending stress induced in beam.
12. A simply supported beam with 2m long is subjected to a UDL of 15N/mm. Determine the
maximum bending stress happen in the beam which has 35mm width and 80mm depth. Sketch
the stress distribution happen in the beam.
13. The figure below shows a rolled steel beam of an unsymmetrical I-section. Find the bending
stress at the extreme fibers of the cross section.
14. A simply supported T beam with 3m long is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of
17N/mm. Calculate the maximum bending stress
15. Determine the second moment of area for the symmetrical T-beam cross-section below.
16. Determine the second moment of area about the centroidal axis of the section shown below.
Section has a hole of 18mm in diameter.
17. A simply supported beam with I cross sectional is having moment of 75 kNm. Calculate the
maximum bending stress for the beam.
18. A cantilever beam with unsymmetrical I cross sectional is having moment of 50 kNm. Calculate
the maximum bending stress for the beam
19. Calculate the maximum moment for the following figures:
a. c.
b.
20. Define bending / flexural stress
21. Define neutral axis of beam
22. A beam has a rectangular cross section 80 mm wide and 120 mm deep. It is subjected to a
bending moment of 15 kNm at a certain point along its length. It is made from metal with a
modulus of elasticity of 180 GPa. Calculate the maximum bending stress on the section.
23. A rectangular beam is subjected to a load as shown above. Calculate the maximum bending
stress on the section
24. A symmetrical I-Section beam as shown above is subjected to a load of 60 kN and carries a
uniformly distributed load of 15 kN/m along the whole span.
a. Determine the centroid for each axis
b. Determine the maximum moment for the beam
c. Calculate the bending stress for the beam cross section
d. Sketch the bending stress distribution diagram
25. A simply supported beam with a symmetrical T-section as shown above is subjected to a
uniformly distributed load. The bending moment, Mmax is given as 40×10³ kNmm.
a. Calculate location of neutral axis, y of cross section
b. Calculate second moment of area for the beam cross section
c. Calculate bending stress for the beam cross section
d. Sketch the bending stress distribution diagram
26. A simply supported beam with C-section as shown above is subjected to a uniformly distributed
load. The bending moment, Mmax is given as 20 kNm.
a. Calculate the position of neutral axis of cross section
b. Calculate second moment of area for beam cross section
c. Calculate bending stress for the beam
d. Sketch the bending stress distribution