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INTRODUCTIONS
In the derivation of the flexure formula the following
assumptions are made
 Plane sections of the beam originally plane remain plane
 The material in the beam is homogenous and obeys
Hooke’s law
# The moduli of elasticity for tension and compression are
equal
% The beam is initially straight and of constant cross section
& The plane of loading must contain a principal axis of the
beam cross section and the loads must be perpendicular to
the longitudinal axis of the beam

THE FLEXURE FORMULA THE FLEXURE FORMULA

My Mc M
fb ' fb max ' fb max '
I I S

where
fb ' flexural or bending stress
M ' the bending moment
y ' distance from the neutral axis to the
element being considered
c ' distance from the neutral axis to the
extreme fiber of the section
I ' moment of inertia about the neutral axis
S ' I*c+ the section modulus

THE FLEXURE FORMULA A #1m simply supported beam &2 mm wide x &2 mm
Flexural Stress for Common Geometric Shape deep supports a /1kN*m uniform load throughout its length
and a &1kN concentrated load applied at m from the left
/M end Determine the maximum flexural stress
fb '
bh

%M
fb '
bh

#M
fb '
πd

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A cantilever beam &2 mm wide by &2 mm high and / m
long carries a load that varies uniformly from zero at the free
end to 222 N*m at the wall 6a7 Compute the magnitude
and location of the maximum flexural stress 6b7 Determine
the magnitude of the stress in a fiber 2 mm from the top of
the beam at a section  m from the free end
A 21m beam simply supported at the ends carries a
uniformly distributed load of / kN*m over its entire length
What is the lightest W shape beam that will not exceed a
flexural stress of 2 MPa; What is the actual maximum
stress in the beam selected;
A beam with cross1section as shown is loaded in such a way
that the maximum moments are <2P lb1ft and 1&P lb1ft
where P is the applied load in pounds Determine the
maximum safe value of P if the working stresses are % ksi in
tension and 2 ksi in compression
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A rectangular steel bar & mm wide by #2 mm high and / m
long is simply supported at its ends If the density of steel is
89&2 kg*m determine the maximum bending stress caused
by the weight of the bar
The inverted T section of a %1m simply supported beam has
the properties as shown below The beam carries a uniformly
distributed load of intensity wo over its entire length
Determine wo if fbt ≤ %2 MPa and fbc ≤ 92 MPa
THE HORIZONTAL SHEARING STRESS
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THE FLEXURAL SHEAR STRESS FORMULA THE FLEXURAL SHEAR STRESS FORMULA

VQ VQ
fv ' fv '
Ib Ib

where where
fv ' flexural shearing stress I ' moment of inertia about the neutral axis
V ' shear at section b ' width of the beam at the level the shearing
Q ' static moment of area of A’ about the NA stress is desired
A’ ' partial area of the section above 6or below7
a line drawn through the point at which the
shearing stress is desired
y’ ' the moment arm of the area A’ with respect
to the neutral axis

THE FLEXURE SHEAR STRESS FORMULA A simply supported beam 2 mm wide 92 mm deep and /
Flexural Shear Stress for Common Geometric Shape m long carries a uniformly distributed load of % kN*m 6a7
Compute the shearing stress developed at #2 mm from top
#V for a section 2 m from the left end 6b7 Compute the
fv ' maximum shearing stress developed in the beam
A

#V
fv '
A

%V
fv '
#A

A uniformly distributed load of 22 lb*ft is carried on a
simply supported span If the cross section is as shown
determine the maximum length of the beam if the shearing
stress is limited to 92 psi Assume the load acts over the
entire length of the beam
A wide flange beam has the section shown At a cross
section where the vertical shear is V ' / kips compute 6a7
the maximum shearing stress and 6b7 the shearing stress at
the junction of the flange and the web
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A plywood beam is built up of *%1in strips separated by

blocks as shown What shearing force V will cause a
maximum shearing stress of 22 psi;