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Basic Stress Equations
Basic Stress Equations
Wallace
Internal Reactions:
Centroid of
Cross Section
Shear Forces
( )
6 Maximum
(3 Force Components
& 3 Moment Components)
"Cut Surface"
Vx
Bending Moments
()
x
"Cut Surface"
Mx
Vy
My
Normal Force
()
Torsional Moment
or Torque ( )
Force Components
Moment Components
Normal Force:
Centroid y
"Cut Surface"
P
A
z
P
Axial Force
Axial Stress
Shear Forces:
Cross Section
y
Point of interest
LINE perpendicular to V through point of interest
Vy
y
Vx
Aa
V Aa y
Ib
Note: The maximum shear stress for common cross sections are:
Cross Section:
Cross Section:
max = 3 2 V A
Rectangular:
I-Beam or
H-Beam:
flange
Solid Circular:
Thin-walled
tube:
max = 4 3 V A
max = 2 V A
Dr. D. B. Wallace
"Cut Surface"
T
Torque
max =
max =
Tr
J
16 T
D3
16 T Do
J=
J=
Do 4 D i 4
D4 R 4
=
32
2
Do4 Di4
32
Cross Section:
b
Centroid
"Cut Surface"
z
T
Torque
Note:
a>b
Torsional Stress
Method 1:
max = 1 = T 3 a + 1.8 b
g ea
b2
Method 2:
1,2 =
T
1,2 a b
a/b
1.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
1
.208
.231
.246
.267
.282
.299
.307
.313
.333
2
.208
.269
.309
.355
.378
.402
.414
.421
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Dr. D. B. Wallace
Bending Moment
"x" Bending Moment
Mx
Mx y
Ix
and
My x
Iy
x
z
My
Moments of Inertia:
b
b h3
I=
12
c
h
h is perpendicular to axis
b h2
I
=
c
6
Z=
I =
D4
R4
=
64
4
Z =
I
D3
R3
=
=
c
32
4
new axis
Area, A
I = I + A d2
centroid
max =
Mc
M
=
I
Z
max =
32 M
D
bSolid Circular g
max =
6 M
b h2
a Rectangular f
The section modulus, Z, can be found in many tables of properties of common cross sections (i.e., I-beams,
channels, angle iron, etc.).
= E
After:
Dr. D. B. Wallace
nonlinear
stress
distribution
centroid
centroidal
axis
co
ci
rn
neutral axis
ri
A
dA
area
e = r rn
rn =
ro
M
Stresses:
Any Position:
M y
e A rn + y
i =
Outside:
M ci
e A ri
o =
M co
e A ro
Cross Section
Rectangle
r
ri +
dA
FG r IJ
Hr K
ht
area
h
2
t ln
o
i
ri
h
ro
Trapezoid
r
ti
ri
ri +
to
ro
Hollow Circle
r
a
h ti + 2 to
3 t i + t o
g
to ti +
For triangle:
set ti or to to 0
LM
N
FG IJ
H K
ro t i ri t o
r
ln o
h
ri
r 2 b2 r 2 a 2
OP
Q
ti + t o
2
a 2 b2
Dr. D. B. Wallace
Centroidal
Axis
c
r
Mc
I
Inside Fiber:
i = Ki
Outside Fiber:
o = Ko
Mc
I
b/8
4.0
A
b
b/4
3.5
U or T
3.0
b/2
Curvature
Factor
Round or Elliptical
2.5
Trapezoidal
b/3
b/6
2.0
I or hollow rectangular
Ki
r
1.5
1.0
Ko
I or hollow rectangular
U or T
0.5
0
1
10
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