y PROBLEM 4.

100
b
6 kips
3 in. A short wooden post supports a 6-kip axial load as shown. Determine the
C stress at point A when (a) b 0, (b) b 1.5 in., (c) b 3 in.

z x

SOLUTION

A r2 (3) 2 28.27 in 2

I r4 (3) 4 63.62 in 4
4 4
I 63.62
S 21.206 in 3
c 3
P 6 kips M Pb
(a) b 0 M 0
P 6
0.212 ksi
A 28.27
212 psi
(b) b 1.5 in. M (6)(1.5) 9 kip in.
P M 6 9
0.637 ksi
A S 28.27 21.206
637 psi
(c) b 3 in. M (6)(3) 18 kip in.
P M 6 18
1.061 ksi
A S 28.27 21.206
1061 psi

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 30 mm y PROBLEM 4.102
60 mm A short 120 180-mm column supports the three axial loads
30 kN shown. Knowing that section ABD is sufficiently far from the
20 kN loads to remain plane, determine the stress at (a) corner A,
100 kN (b) corner B.
C

z
x
A

D
90 mm

120 mm
90 mm B

SOLUTION

A (0.120 m)(0.180 m) 21.6 10 3 m 2

1
S (0.120 m)(0.180 m)2 6.48 10 4 m 2
6
M (30 kN)(0.03 m) (100 kN)(0.06 m) 5.10 kN m
P M 150 103 N 5.10 103 N m
(a) A
A S 21.6 10 3 m 2 6.48 10 4 m3
A 0.926 MPa
3 3
P M 150 10 N 5.10 10 N m
(b) B
A S 21.6 10 3 m 2 6.48 10 4 m3
B 14.81 MPa

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 P' PROBLEM 4.107

A milling operation was used to remove a portion of a solid bar

of square cross section. Knowing that a 30 mm, d 20 mm,
and all 60 MPa, determine the magnitude P of the largest
a forces that can be safely applied at the centers of the ends of the
d
P
bar.
a

SOLUTION
1 1
A ad , I ad 3 , c d
12 2
a d
e
2 2
P Mc P 6 Ped
A I ad ad 3
P 3P (a d ) 1 3(a d )
KP where K
ad ad 2 ad ad 2
Data: a 30 mm 0.030 m d 20 mm 0.020 m
1 (3)(0.010)
K 4.1667 103 m 2
(0.030)(0.020) (0.030)(0.020)2

60 106
P 14.40 103 N P 14.40 kN
K 4.1667 103

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 y P " 4 kN PROBLEM 4.149
R " 125 mm
E In Prob. 4.148, determine (a) the value of for which the stress at D
!
C reaches it largest value, (b) the corresponding values of the stress at A, B,
x
C, and D.
z A D PROBLEM 4.148 A rigid circular plate of 125-mm radius is attached to a
B solid 150 200-mm rectangular post, with the center of the plate directly
200 mm 150 mm above the center of the post. If a 4-kN force P is applied at E with
30 , determine (a) the stress at point A, (b) the stress at point B,
(c) the point where the neutral axis intersects line ABD.

SOLUTION

(a) P 4 103 N PR (4 103 )(125 10 3 ) 500 N m

Mx PR sin 500sin Mx PR cos 500 cos
1
Ix (200)(150)3 56.25 106 mm 4 56.25 10 6 m 4
2
1
Iz (150)(200)3 100 106 mm 4 100 10 6 m 4
2
xD 100 mm zD 75 mm
A (200)(150) 30 103 mm 2 30 10 3 m 2
P M xz M zx 1 Rz sin Rx cos
P
A Ix Iz A Ix Iz
d
For to be a maximum, 0 with z zD , x xD
d
d D Rz D cos RxD sin
P 0 0
d Ix IZ

sin I z zD (100 10 6 )( 75 10 3 ) 4
tan
cos I x xD (56.25 10 6 )(100 10 3 ) 3
sin 0.8, cos 0.6 53.1
P M xzA M z xA 4 103 (500)(0.8)(75 10 3 ) (500)(0.6)( 100 10 3 )
(b) A
A Ix Iz 30 10 3 56.25 10 6 100 10 6

( 0.13333 0.53333 0.300) 106 Pa 0.700 106 Pa A 700 kPa

B ( 0.13333 0.53333 0.300) 106 Pa 0.100 106 Pa B 100 kPa

C ( 0.13333 0 0) 106 Pa C 133.3 kPa

D ( 0.13333 0.53333 0.300) 106 Pa 0.967 106 Pa D 967 kPa

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