Unsymemetric Bending Learning Objectives: to know what is symmetric bending to know what is unsymmetric bending to know the differences

ces between symmetric and unsymmetric bending to recognized the solutions of both cases Learning Outcome At the end of this lecture, students should know how to recognized symmetric and unsymmetric bending how to solve unsymmetric problem Unsymmetric Bending When developing the flexure formula we imposed a condition that the crosssectional area be symmetric about an axis perpendicular to the neutral axis. Furthermore the resultant internal moment M acts along the neutral axis. These conditions are necessary and can be applied to a beam having acrosssectional area of any shape or to a beam having a resultant internal moment that acts in any direction.

Moment Arbitrarily Applied Sometimes a member may be loaded such that the internal moment does not act about one of the principal axes of the cross section. When this occurs, the moment should be resolved into components directed along the principal axes.

To show this, consider the beam to have a rectangular cross section to be subjected to the moment M shown in the figure below. Here M makes an angle with the principal z axis. Resolving M into components along the z and y axis, we have M z = M cos and M y = M sin . Applying the flexure formula to each moment component , we can express the resultant normal stress at any point on the cross section, in general terms as
=
Mz y M yz + Iz Iy

, where

= normal stress at the point

Y, z = the coordinates of the point measured from x,y,z axes having their origin at the centroid of the cross-sectional area using right-handed coordinate system resultant internal moment components directed along the principal y and z axes principal moments of inertia computed about the y and z axes, respectively
I y , I z =the

M y , M z = the