Introduction 

/ Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Date and Time: Unknown
Location: K302

Preparation and requirements for this session:

1. Reading / self study: Chapters 6.5
2. ”Short lecture" (SunLearn): #27  
3. Textbook examples:  6.15 and 6.16

Requirements for this week:

1. Tutorial # 7 (SunLearn)
2. Quizz Week # 8 complete on SunLearn

Additional recommendation (SunLearn):

1. SunLearn Self study Week 8

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

M sin

M

M cos x

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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

y
Causes bending 
M sin about “y” axis
Causes bending 
about “z” axis D
C
M

M cos x
B
z A

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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

Causes 
Causes  y
compression for 
compression for  “B” and “D”, 
“C” and “D”,  M sin while tension 
while tension  for “A” and “C”
for “A” and “B” D
C
M Combine effects of 
 M*sin and M*cos
M cos x to obtain the stress 
B effect at each 
z A
corner

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

Overview:
The following conditions were applicable in the 
development of the bending formula: 
1. Area is symmetric around ( ) which is 
perpendicular to neutral (z) axis. 
2. Resulting moment  is applied to the neutral axis. Axis of symmetry

Neutral axis

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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Method: Moment applied to Main axis: 

Since I covered the development of the bending stress formula in Lesson 24, i.e. 
determining the bending stress about the z axis, I leave the derivation of obtaining the
bending stress formula for unsymmetric bending to you as an exercise. The bending
stress for unsyemmetric bending without taking the signs into account is

I have intentionally left out the signs. You are free to use the expression with the signs. As 
explained in Lesson 24, I use judgement to see which parts of the cross section is in 
compression and which is in tension and allocate signs to accordingly for C and T

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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

Recap

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Recap:

The final distribution of the stress is then the sum of the stresses about the z and y axis.

MZ y M yz

IZ Iy
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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Method: Moment Arbitrary Applied (Formulation):
• The resulting normal stress at any point on the section is given by;

NB, I do not use the signs. Rather 
check which part of the section is 
in Tension and Compression. 

• = normal stress at point, tensile stress is positive, compressive stress is negative. 
• ,  = coordinates of point, originating at centre of the cut area (as axis outward of 
cut,  axis = main axis of minimum inertia of area,  axis = main axis of maximum 
inertia of area. 
• , = resulting internal torque components along maximum and minimum 
main axes. Positive in +  and +  directions. Alternative description is  =  sin
and  =  cos ,  is positive when measured from the +  axis to the +  axis. 
• , = maximum and minimum main inertia around the  and  axes, respectively

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Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Method: Orientation of the Neutral Axis, 
• Since the stress distribution is not symmetric, it 
implies that the NA will also not be symmetric.

MZ y M yz
   (6‐17)
IZ Iy

• The slope of the neutral axis is tan =  ∕ 

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Introduction / Short Lecture
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Example:
The resultant internal moment acting on the cross section of the aluminum strut
has a magnitude of M = 520 Nꞏm and is directed as shown. Determine the
maximum bending stress in the strut. The location y of the centroid C of the
strut's cross-sectional area must be determined. Also, specify the orientation of
the neutral axis.

H
E

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Individual and Teamwork
Week # 8: Bending Continued (Chapter 6.5 and 6.6)
Contact Session #28: Unsymmetric Bending (Chapter 6.5)
Date and Time: Monday,  06 April 2020, 11H00  
Location: K302

Preparation and requirements for this session:

1. Reading / self study: Chapters 6.5
2. ”Short lecture" (SunLearn): #27 
3. Textbook examples:  6.15 and 6.16

Requirements for this week:

1. Tutorial # 7 (SunLearn)
2. Quizz Week # 8 complete on SunLearn

Additional recommendation (SunLearn):

1. SunLearn Self study Week 8

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