Review Innovations CE Review for November 2023 – Strength of Materials 4

PROBLEM 4:
Flexural Stress
A high strength steel band saw, 20mm wide by 0.8mm thick, runs
Flexure formula:
𝑀𝑦 over pulleys 600 mm in diameter. Use E = 200,000 MPa.
𝑓𝑏 =
𝐼 1. What maximum flexural stress is developed in the blade of the
Where:
fb = flexural stress or bending stress band saw?
M = bending moment at section 2. Calculate the bending moment acting on the bent portion of the
y = distance from the neutral axis (NA) to the point steel band.
where fb is being computed 3. What is the minimum diameter of pulleys that can be used
I = moment of inertia of the section without exceeding a flexural stress of 400 MPa?

PROBLEM 5:
Note: For the maximum bending stress, y = c (the distance from
the NA to the extreme fiber of the section).
A flat steel bar 25 mm wide, 6 mm thick and one-meter-long is bent
by couples applied at ends so that the mid-point deflection is 20 mm.
PROBLEM 1: The modulus of elasticity is 200,000 MPa.

1. Determine the maximum stress in the bar.

A cantilever beam 60 mm wide by 200 mm high and 6m long carries
2. Calculate the magnitude of the couples.
a load that varies uniformly from 1000 N/m at the free end to zero at
the wall.
1. Compute the maximum flexural stress. Superimposed Members
2. Calculate the moment at a section 3.6 m from the free end.
3. At the section mentioned in question 2, determine the bending PROBLEM 6:
stress in a fiber 30 mm from the top of the beam section. Also
indicate the type of bending stress. Two perfectly smooth planks are laid flat on each other as shown.
The combination is made to span 3.6 m carrying 2 kN/m including
the weight of the members. The modulus of elasticity is 18 GPa for
PROBLEM 2: CE BOARD – MAY 2000 the upper plank and 16 GPa for the lower plank.
300 mm
A T-section of a 4 meter simply supported beam carries a uniformly 50 mm
distributed load “w” kN/m over the entire length. The allowable
bending stress in tension is 70 MPa and in compression is 30 MPa. 75 mm
200 mm
80 mm 1. Determine the ratio of the moment carried by the upper plank to
the moment carried by the lower plank.
2. Calculate the moment carried by the upper plank.
3. Find the maximum bending stress in the lower plank.
160 mm
Shear Flow in Beams

𝑽 ′ ′ 𝑽
I = 20 ×106 mm4 𝒒= 𝑨𝒚 = 𝑸
𝑰 𝑰
or
1. Calculate the moment capacity of the section considering the top 𝑽𝑸
fiber. 𝒒=
𝑰
2. Determine the moment capacity of the section considering the
fiber at the bottom of the section. where 𝑞 = shear flow in the longitudinal direction
3. Find the maximum safe value of “w”. at a line in a beam section
V = shear force at section
PROBLEM 3: I = moment of inertia of the entire cross
section of the beam
A built-up wooden beam section is made of two 50 mm x 100 mm
sections glued on the lower sides of a 50 mm x 200 mm section as A’ = partial area of the cross section above
shown. The beam is loaded with 2.4 kN/m on a 5 m simple span. (or below) a line drawn through the
point at which the shearing stress is
desired
Q = A’y’ is the first moment of area about the
100 NA of the area A’
Flexural Shear Stress

𝒒 𝑽𝑸/𝑰
𝒇𝒗 = =
100 𝒃 𝑰𝒃
or
𝑽𝑸
𝒇𝒗 =
𝑰𝒃
50 50 50
where 𝑓𝑉 = average flexural shearing stress
1. Calculate the maximum moment in the beam b = width of beam at the level the shearing
2. Determine the moment of inertia of the beam section. stress is desired
3. Find the maximum bending stress developed in the beam.
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PROBLEM 7: PROBLEM 11:

A 2.5 m simple beam supports a triangular load ranging from 0 at left A 60-N∙m couple is applied to the steel bar shown. Use E = 200,000
support to 10.2 kN/m at right support. The moment of inertia of the MPa.
section is 54.17 x 106 mm4 with a neutral axis of 75mm. from the
bottom.

100

100
1. Assuming that the couple is applied about the z axis as shown,
determine the maximum stress and the radius of curvature of
50 50 50 the bar.
Ans. 75.0 MPa, 26.7 m
2. Assuming that the couple is applied about the z axis as shown,
1. Calculate the maximum shear in the beam. determine the maximum stress and the radius of curvature of
2. Determine the shear stress at the N.A. of the section. the bar.
3. Find the maximum shear stress. Ans. 125.0 MPa, 9.60 m

PROBLEM 12:
FOR PRACTICE:
A vertical shear forceV is applied to a web-flange beam with cross-
PROBLEM 8: sectional dimensions as labeled in the figure below. The beam has
cross-sectional dimensions h = 410 mm, hw = 390 mm, b = 260 mm,
and tw = 15 mm, and subjected to a shear force V = 280 kN.
Show that the maximum shear stress in a beam of triangular cross-
section is:
3𝑉
max 𝑓𝑉 =
2𝐴

PROBLEM 9:

Straight rods of 6-mm diameter and 30-m length are stored by coiling
the rods inside a drum of 1.25-m inside diameter. Use E = 200 GPa
and assume that the yield strength is not exceeded.

1. Calculate the moment of inertia of the cross section. Neglect the

fillets at the junctions between the flanges and the web.
Ans. 282.2×106 mm4
2. Calculate the maximum shear stress, τmax, in the web.
Ans. 53.26 MPa
1. Determine the maximum stress in a coiled rod. 3. Calculate the minimum shear stress, τmin, in the web.
2. Calculate the corresponding bending moment in the rod. Ans. 34.40 MPa
4. Calculate the vertical shear force, Vw, carried by the web, and
Ans. 429 MPa, 9.09 N∙m determine the ratio of Vw to the total shear force V.
Ans: 274.8 kN, Vw/V = 0.9814
PROBLEM 10:
PROBLEM 13:
A 900-mm strip of steel is bent into a full circle by two couples applied
as shown. Use E = 200 GPa. A wide-flange beam made from plates of uniform thickness t has the
relative dimensions shown in the figure below. The beam is to be
subjected to a transverse shear force V in two different orientations.
8 mm

900 mm

1. Determine the maximum thickness t of the strip if the allowable

stress in the steel is 420 MPa.
2. Calculate the corresponding moment M of the couples.

Ans. 0.602 mm, 0.203 N∙m 1. Calculate τmax for the beam in orientation (a).
2. Calculate τmax for the beam in orientation (b).

Ans. 58.63 V/t2, 55.97 V/t2

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PROBLEM 14:
A glued-laminated (glulam) timber beam is made from five 40 mm ×
140 mm (finish dimensions) boards as shown in the figure below.
The strength of the wood in horizontal shear is τallow = 550 kPa
(which considers a factor of safety).

1. What is the maximum allowable vertical shear force V for the

section?
2. What is the required shear strength of the glue joints (MPa)
considering a factor of safety against failure of the glue joints of
FS = 3.0? Neglect the thickness of the glue joint.

Ans. 10.27 kN, 1.584 MPa

PROBLEM 15:
A timber beam is to be selected to sustain a maximum transverse
shear of Vmax = 50 kN without exceeding an allowable shear stress of
2 MPa (for shear parallel to the grain of the wood). If wood beams are
available with cross sections having h = 2b, what is the minimum
value of b (to the nearest even mm) that satisfies the shear stress
criterion?

Ans: 138 mm

PROBLEM 16:
A shear force, V = 300 kN is applied to the box girder with section
shown.

1. Determine the shear flow at point A.

2. Determine the shear flow at point B.
3. Determine the shear flow at point C.
4. Determine the shear flow at point D.

Ans. 228 kN/m, 462 kN/m, 0 kN/m, 401 kN/m

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