Do not round intermediate calculations.

Give your final answer(s) to three significant

figures.
The beam shown is made of a nylon for which the allowable stress is 23 MPa in tension
and 29 MPa in compression. Determine the largest couple M that can be applied to the
beam.
36 mm

12 mm
24 mm

18 mm

y 0 , mm

A y 0 , mm

432

18

7.776 10

216

1.296 10

9.072 10

A , mm

648

Y0 =

9.072 10

= 14.0 mm
648
The neutral axis lies 14.0 mm above the bottom.
y top = 24 14.0 = 10.0 mm = 0.0100 m
y bot = 14 mm = 0.0140 m
I1 =

1
3
2
3
2
b 1h 1 + A 1d 1 =
(36)(12) + (432)(4)
12
12
3

= 12.10 10 mm
1
1
3
2
3
2
I2 =
b 2h 2 + A 2d 2 =
(18)(12) + (216)(8)
12
12
3

= 16.416 10 mm

4
3

I = I 1 + I 2 = 28.512 10 mm = 28.512 10
|| =

My
I

Top: (tension side)

M =

I
y

Top: (tension side)

M =

23 10

28.512 10

= 65.58 N m

0.0100
Bottom: (compression)
M =

29 10

28.512 10

0.0140
Choose smaller value.
M = 59.1 N m

= 59.06 N m