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Lecture Note 4 Example 2

The document provides the solution to calculating shear flow in the members of a thin-wall cantilever beam subjected to forces. It first calculates the shear flow in each member, then locates the shear center of the cross section. The shear center is found to be at x=0.030357 m and y=0.057143 m. It then calculates the shear flow again assuming only one applied force to validate the shear center location.

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Lecture Note 4 Example 2

The document provides the solution to calculating shear flow in the members of a thin-wall cantilever beam subjected to forces. It first calculates the shear flow in each member, then locates the shear center of the cross section. The shear center is found to be at x=0.030357 m and y=0.057143 m. It then calculates the shear flow again assuming only one applied force to validate the shear center location.

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Lecture Note 4 Example 2

The thin-wall cantilever beam shown in the figure above is subjected to 100 N in x-direction
and 200 N in the y-direction. The forces are applied at its free end and through the shear
center of its cross section.
(a) Calculate the shear flow in each member of the beam.
(b) Determine the location of the shear center of the cross section of the beam.
Solution
Width Height
Top member 0.05 t = 0.005
Middle member t = 0.005 0.1
Bottom member 0.025 t = 0.005

Set the left end of the bottom member as the reference point x = 0, y = 0.

xc
= (0.025 x 0.005 x 0.025 / 2 + 0.005 x 0.1 x 0.025 + 0.05 x 0.005 x (0.05 / 2 + 0.025)) /
(0.025 x 0.005 + 0.005 x 0.1 + 0.05 x 0.005)
= 0.030357 m

yc
= (0.005 x 0.1 x 0.05 + 0.05 x 0.005 x 0.1) / (0.025 x 0.005 + 0.005 x 0.1 + 0.05 x 0.005)
= 0.057143 m

Ixx
= 0.025 x t3 / 12 + 0.025 x t x yc2 + t x 0.13 / 12 + t x 0.1 x (0.05 – yc)2 + 0.05 x t3 / 12 + 0.05 x
t x (0.1 – yc)2
= 1.3095 x 10-6 m4

Iyy
= 0.005 x 0.0253 / 12 + 0.005 x 0.025 x (0.0125 – xc)2 + 0.1 x t3 / 12 + 0.1 x t x (0.025 – xc)2 +
t x 0.053 / 12 + t x 0.05 x (0.05 – xc)2
= 2.0926 x 10-7 m4

Ixy
= 0.025 x t x (0.0125 – xc) x -yc + t x 0.1 x (0.025 – xc) x (0.05 – yc) + 0.05 x t x (0.05 – xc) x
(0.1 – yc)
= 3.5714 x 10-7 m4

q
= -(Sx x Ixx – Sy x Ixy) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x  t x x ds, 0, s – (Sy x Iyy – Sx x Ixy) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x 
t x y ds, 0, s
= -4.0636 x 108 x  t x x ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x y ds, 0, s

qb
= -4.0636 x 108 x  t x xb ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x yb ds, 0, s
= -4.0636 x 108 x  t x (s – xc) ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x -yc ds, 0, s
= -4.0636 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – xc x s) – 4.1904 x 107 x t x -yc x s, s = 0, 0.025
= 0  1206.4 N/m

qm
= qb – 4.0636 x 108 x  t x xm ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x ym ds, 0, s
= 1206.4 – 4.0636 x 108 x  t x (0.025 – xc) ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x (s – yc) ds, 0, s
= 1206.4 – 4.0636 x 108 x t x (0.025 – xc) x s – 4.1904 x 107 x t x (s2 / 2 – yc x s), s = 0, 0.1
= 1206.4  2444.5 N/m
qt
= qm – 4.0636 x 108 x  t x xt ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x yt ds, 0, s
= 2444.5 – 4.0636 x 108 x  t x (s – (xc – 0.025)) ds, 0, s – 4.1904 x 107 x  t x (0.1 – yc) ds, 0,
s
= 2444.5 – 4.0636 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – (xc – 0.025) x s) – 4.1904 x 107 x t x (0.1 – yc) x s, s =
0, 0.05
= 2444.5  -0.002302 N/m (should be zero, not zero because of rounding error)

(b)

Assume there is only Sx.

q
= -(Sx x Ixx) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x  t x x ds, 0, s – (-Sx x Ixy) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x  t x y ds, 0, s
= -8.9400 x 108 x  t x x ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x y ds, 0, s

qb
= -8.9400 x 108 x  t x xb ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x yb ds, 0, s
= -8.9400 x 108 x  t x (s – xc) ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x -yc ds, 0, s
= -8.9400 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – xc x s) + 2.4382 x 108 x t x -yc x s, s = 0, 0.025
= 0  253.94 N/m

qm
= qb – 8.9400 x 108 x  t x xm ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x ym ds, 0, s
= 253.94 – 8.9400 x 108 x  t x (0.025 – xc) ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x (s – yc) ds, 0, s
= 253.94 – 8.9400 x 108 x t x (0.025 – xc) x s + 2.4382 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – yc x s), s = 0, 0.1
= 253.94  1777.7 N/m

qt
= qm – 8.9400 x 108 x  t x xt ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 107 x  t x yt ds, 0, s
= 1777.7 – 8.9400 x 108 x  t x (s – (xc – 0.025)) ds, 0, s + 2.4382 x 108 x  t x (0.1 – yc) ds, 0,
s
= 1777.7 – 8.9400 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – (xc – 0.025) x s) + 2.4382 x 108 x t x (0.1 – yc) x s, s =
0, 0.05
= 1777.7  -0.16207 N/m (should be zero, not zero because of rounding error)

Fb
=  qb ds, 0, s
= -8.9400 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – xc x s2 / 2) + 2.4382 x 108 x t x -yc x s2 / 2, s = 0, 0.025
= 8.9946 N

Fm
=  qm ds, 0, s
= 253.94 x s – 8.9400 x 108 x t x (0.025 – xc) x s2 / 2 + 2.4382 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – yc x s2 / 2), s
= 0, 0.1
= -0.0088732 N (should be zero, not zero because of rounding error)

Ft
=  qt ds, 0, s
= 1777.7 x s – 8.9400 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – (xc – 0.025) x s2 / 2) + 2.4382 x 108 x t x (0.1 – yc) x
s2 / 2, s = 0, 0.05
= 91.001 N (Fb + Ft should equal to Sx, not equal because of rounding error)

Set the left end of the bottom member as the reference point x = 0, y = 0. Assume that the
shear center is located at y = ys. Equate the moments acting around (0, 0), clockwise = +ve.

Sx x ys = Ft x 0.1
ys = 0.091001 m

Assume there is only Sy.

q
= -(-Sy x Ixy) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x  t x x ds, 0, s – (Sy x Iyy) / (Ixx x Iyy – Ixy2) x  t x y ds, 0, s
= 4.8764 x 108 x  t x x ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x y ds, 0, s

qb
= 4.8764 x 108 x  t x xb ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x yb ds, 0, s
= 4.8764 x 108 x  t x (s – xc) ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x -yc ds, 0, s
= 4.8764 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – xc x s) – 2.8572 x 108 x t x -yc x s, s = 0, 0.025
= 0  952.39 N/m

qm
= qb + 4.8764 x 108 x  t x xm ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x ym ds, 0, s
= 952.39 + 4.8764 x 108 x  t x (0.025 – xc) ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x (s – yc) ds, 0, s
= 952.39 + 4.8764 x 108 x t x (0.025 – xc) x s – 2.8572 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – yc x s), s = 0, 0.1
= 952.39  666.70 N/m

qt
= qm + 4.8764 x 108 x  t x xt ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x yt ds, 0, s
= 666.70 + 4.8764 x 108 x  t x (s – (xc – 0.025)) ds, 0, s – 2.8572 x 108 x  t x (0.1 – yc) ds, 0,
s
= 666.70 + 4.8764 x 108 x t x (s2 / 2 – (xc – 0.025) x s) – 2.8572 x 108 x t x (0.1 – yc) x s, s =
0, 0.05
= 666.70  0.10262 N/m (should be zero, not zero because of rounding error)

Fb
=  qb ds, 0, s
= 4.8764 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – xc x s2 / 2) – 2.8572 x 108 x t x -yc x s2 / 2, s = 0, 0.025
= 8.7301 N

Fm
=  qm ds, 0, s
= 952.39 x s + 4.8764 x 108 x t x (0.025 – xc) x s2 / 2 – 2.8572 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – yc x s2 / 2), s
= 0, 0.1
= 200.00 N (should equal to Sy, not equal because of rounding error)

Ft
=  qt ds, 0, s
= 666.70 x s + 4.8764 x 108 x t x (s3 / 6 – (xc – 0.025) x s2 / 2) – 2.8572 x 108 x t x (0.1 – yc) x
s2 / 2, s = 0, 0.05
= -8.7279 N (Fb + Ft should be zero, not zero because of rounding error)

Set the left end of the bottom member as the reference point x = 0, y = 0. Assume that the
shear center is located at x = xs. Equate the moments acting around (0, 0), clockwise = +ve.

-Sy x xs = Ft x 0.1 – Fm x 0.025


xs = 0.029364 m

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