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This document contains 20 practice problems related to calculating stresses in beams. The problems cover topics like determining centroid locations, moments of inertia, section moduli, bending stresses, shear stresses, and maximum loads for beams made of various materials like steel, wood, and aluminum. The beams have different cross-sectional shapes including rectangular, T-shaped, channel shaped, wide flange, and pipe cross-sections. Students are asked to calculate stresses, centroid locations, maximum loads and stresses for a variety of beam loading and support conditions.

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Problem Set Im Mech

This document contains 20 practice problems related to calculating stresses in beams. The problems cover topics like determining centroid locations, moments of inertia, section moduli, bending stresses, shear stresses, and maximum loads for beams made of various materials like steel, wood, and aluminum. The beams have different cross-sectional shapes including rectangular, T-shaped, channel shaped, wide flange, and pipe cross-sections. Students are asked to calculate stresses, centroid locations, maximum loads and stresses for a variety of beam loading and support conditions.

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PROBLEM SET NO.

3 (MIDTERM)
DUE: ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF THE MIDTERM EXAM

For the following beam shown, (a) Derive equations for the shear force
V and the bending moment M for any location in the beam. (Place the
origin at point A.) (b) Plot the shear-force and bending-moment
diagrams for the beam using the derived functions. Please write the
maximum values of V & M and the V & M equations.

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Problem No.1. A beam having tree-shaped cross section is subjected to
equal 12 kN-m bending moments, as shown. The cross-sectional
dimensions of the beam are shown. Determine: a) the centroid
location, the moment of inertia about the z axis, and the controlling
section modulus about the z axis. B) The bending stress at point
H. State whether the normal stress at H is tension or compression. C)
The maximum bending stress produced in the cross section. State
whether the stress is tension or compression.

Problem No. 2.
A beam is subjected to equal 470 N-m bending moments, as shown. The
cross-sectional dimensions of the beam are shown. Determine: a) the
centroid location, the moment of inertial about the z axis, and the
controlling section modulus about the z axis. B) the bending stress
at point H. State whether the normal stress at H is tension or
compression. C) The maximum bending stress produced in the cross
section. State whether the stress is tension or compression.
Problem No. 3.
A beam is subjected to equal 17.5 kip-ft bending moments, as
shown. The cross-section dimensions of the beam are shown.
Determine: a) the centroid location, the moment of inertial about the
z-axis, and the controlling section modulus about the z axis. B) The
bending stress at point H. State whether the normal stress at H is
tension or compression. C) The bending stress at point K. State
whether the normal stress at K is tension or compression. The maximum
bending stress produced in the cross section. State whether the
stress is tension or compression.

Problem No. 4.
The cross-sectional dimensions of a beam are shown. The internal
bending moment about the z centroidal axis is Mz = +2.70 kip-
ft. Determine the ff: a) The maximum tension bending stress in the
beam. B) The maximum compression bending stress in the beam.

Problem No. 5. The cross-sectional dimensions of a beam are


shown. The internal bending moment about the z centroidal axis is Mz
= +270 lb-ft. Determine a) the maximum tension bending stress in the
beam. B) The maximum compression bending stress in the beam.
Problem No. 6. Two vertical forces are applied to a simply supported
beam having the cross section shown. Determine the maximum tension
and compression bending stresses produced in the segment BC of the
beam.

Problem No. 7. Two vertical forces are applied to a simply supported


beam having the cross-section shown. Determine the maximum tension
and compression bending stresses produced in segment BC of the beam.

Problem No. 8. A WT230 x 26 standard steel shape is used to support


the loads shown on the beam. The dimensions from the top and bottom
of the shape to the centroidal axis are shown on the sketch of the
cross section. Consider the entire 4-m length of the beam and
determine: a) the maximum tension bending stress at any location along
the beam and b) the maximum compression bending stress at any location
along the beam.
Problem No. 8. A flanged wooden shape is used to support the loads
shown. The dimensions of the shape are shown. Consider the entire 18-
ft length of the beam and determine: a) the maximum tension bending
stress at any location along the beam, and b) the maximum compression
bending stress at any location along the beam.

Problem No. 9. A channel shape is used to support the loads


shown. The dimensions of the shape are shown. Consider the entire 2-
ft length of the beam and determine: a) the maximum tension bending
stress at any location along the beam and the b) maximum compression
bending stress at any location along the beam.
Problem No. 10. A simply supported wood beam with a span of L = 20 ft
supports a uniformly distributed load of w = 800 lb/ft. The allowable
bending stress of the wood is 1,400 psi. If the aspect ratio of the
solid rectangular wood beam is specified as h/b = 1.5. Determine the
minimum width b that can be used for the beam.

Problem No. 11.A simply supported wood beam with a span of L = 14 ft


supports a uniformly distributed load of w. The beam width is b=6 in
and the beam height is h = 10 in. The allowable bending stress of
the wood is 900 psi. Determine the magnitude of the maximum load w
that may be carried by the beam.

Problem No. 12. A cantilever beam with a span of L = 2.5 m supports a


uniformly distributed load of w= 4kN/m. The allowable bending stress
of the wood is 9 MPa. If the aspect ratio of the solid rectangular
timber is specified as h/b = 0.5, determine the minimum width b that
can be used for the beam.

Problem No. 13. The beam shown will be constructed from a standard
steel W-shape using an allowable bending stress of 24 ksi. A) Develop
a list of five acceptable shapes that could be used for this beam. On
this list include the most economical W10, W12, W14, W16, and W18
shapes. B) Select the most economical W shape for the this beam.
Problem No.14. A 3-in. standard steel pipe (D = 3.500 in.; d = 3.068
in.) supports a concentrated load of P = 900 lb, as shown in Fig.
P9.22a. The span length of the cantilever beam is L = 3 ft. Determine
the magnitude of:
(a) the maximum horizontal shear stress in the pipe.
(b) the maximum tension bending stress in the pipe.

Problem No. 15. The cantilever beam shown in Fig. P9.27a is subjected
to a concentrated load of P. The crosssectional dimensions of the
wide-flange shape are shown in Fig. (a) Compute the value of Q that is
associated with point K, which is located 2 in. above the centroid of
the wide-flange shape. (b) If the allowable shear stress for the wide-
flange shape is 14 ksi, determine the maximum concentrated load P than
can be applied to the cantilever beam.
Problem No. 16. The cantilever beam shown in Fig. P9.28a is subjected
to a concentrated load of P. The crosssectional dimensions of the
rectangular tube shape are shown in Fig. (a) Compute the value of Q
that is associated with point H, which is located 90 mm above the
centroid of the rectangular tube shape. (b) If the allowable shear
stress for the rectangular tube shape is 125 MPa, determine the
maximum concentrated load P than can be applied to the cantilever
beam.

Problem No. 17. The internal shear force V at a certain section of an


aluminum beam is 8 kN. If the beam has a cross section shown in Fig.
P9.30, determine: (a) the shear stress at point H, which is located 30
mm above the bottom surface of the tee shape. (b) the maximum
horizontal shear stress in the tee shape.

Problem No. 18. A simply supported beam supports the loads shown in
Fig. P9.35a. The cross-sectional dimensions of the wide-flange shape
are shown in Fig. P9.35b.
(a) Determine the maximum shear force in the beam. (b) At the section
of maximum shear force, determine the shear stress in the cross
section at point H, which is located 100 mm below the neutral axis of
the wide-flange shape. (c) At the section of maximum shear force,
determine the maximum horizontal shear stress in the cross section.
(d) Determine the magnitude of the maximum bending stress in the beam.
BONUS 19 & 20…. :)

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