DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology

University of the Philippines Los Baos

ENSC 13
Strength of Materials
Problem Set 4

1. Determine the maximum shear stress and flexural stress in beam AD. [124.298 psi; 280.124 psi]

2. Beam ABCD, loaded as shown, is fixed-supported at A and D. The members of the beam are
connected by the internal hinges at B and C. Based on the given cross-section, determine the
following:
a) At the section 3 meters from the left support, the flexural and shear stresses at a point 75
mm from the bottom. [12.67 MPa; 4.12MPa]
b) At the section 4 meters from the left support, the maximum flexural and shear stresses.
[236.49 MPa; 0]
c) At the section 5 meters from the left support, the total compressive force. [372.466 kN]

3. The maximum required load on the compound beam shown below is to be designed in this problem.
Beam ABC, found to have an internal hinge at B, is supported by a fixed support at A and a roller
support at C. Beam DEF then supports beam ABC and is supported by a pin at F. Beam DEF rests
on a smooth surface at section DE. If the flexural and shear stresses on both beams are limited to
70 MPa and 25 MPa, respectively, solve for the maximum allowable value of P. The cross-sections
of both beams are shown. (Hint: Draw separate shear and bending moment diagram for each
beam.) [19.0437 kN]
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College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
University of the Philippines Los Baos

4. The channel section carries a uniformly distributed load totaling 8W and two concentrated loads of
magnitude W. (a) Verify that the neutral axis is located at d = 50 mm and that the moment of inertia
about the axis is 15.96 x 106 mm4. (b) Determine the maximum allowable value for W if the working
stresses are 30 MPa in tension, 70 MPa in compression, and 20 MPa in shear. [3192 N]

5. The beam is subjected to the loading shown. Determine its required cross-sectional dimension b, if
the allowable shear stress is allow = 75 MPa and the allowable bending stresses are C = 50 MPa in
compression and T = 120 MPa in tension. [183.716 mm]

6. Beam ABCDHJ is supported by a cable at A and a hinge at J and it is subjected to the loading as
shown. Determine its minimum required cross-sectional dimension f, if the allowable shear stress is
7 ksi and the allowable bending stresses are 15 ksi and 10 ksi, for compression and tension,
respectively. [3.8650 in]

7. A simply supported W530 x 101 beam supports a uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m over its
entire span of 6m and a concentrated load of 5 kN at midspan. Compute the force acting at the
flange at 3.5m from the right support. (use g = 9.806 m/s2). [96.9985 kN]

Beam Section: W 530 x 101

Theoretical mass: 101.4 kg/m
Section Modulus: 2300 x 103 mm3
Flange dimensions: Width = 210 mm; thickness = 17.4 mm
Web dimensions: Height = 251.1 mm; thickness = 10.9 mm