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Transverse Shear: Shear in Straight Members Shear Formula Shear Stresses in Beams
Transverse Shear: Shear in Straight Members Shear Formula Shear Stresses in Beams
My
dA
dA
I
The total force
over the are of the
face of the subelement is:
My
F1 1dA dA
I
Shear Formula
VQ
It
Calculation of Q
The first moment of area can be calculated
for the cross-section above the neutral
axis +Q or below the neutral axis -Q.
The first moment of the entire cross
section with respect to the neutral axis is
zero.
However, we usually dont bother with sign
conventions for V and Q.
We treat all terms in the shear formula as
positive and determine the direction of
shear stresses by inspection.
Q ydA ybdy y1
the distribution of the
2 2
y1
shear stresses in a
beam that has a
rectangular cross
section.
Substituting the
expression for Q into
the shear formula
yields
V h2
2
h
y1
2I 4
1.5
8I
2A
A
dF tdx
QV
q
t
dx
dx
I
It is noted that only
shear flow parallel to
the wall is considered,
and the one across the
width t is zero.
The term Q refers to
the first moment area
of shaded area about
neutral axis.