SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY

ENGINEERING SECTION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Solid Mechanics Name: Grade:

Outcomes:
Dimensionar y/o seleccionar perfiles y áreas de sección transversal para elementos de máquina de
acuerdo a las condiciones de frontera establecidas.
Learning Outcomes:
Utilizar el conocimiento técnico, las técnicas, herramientas y procesos apropiados, para establecer el
estado de esfuerzos de un elemento estructural o de máquina sometido a flexión pura.

The following questions must be solved according to the load beam configuration assigned for
each student; this configuration can be seen at Moodle platform - bending section - case
assignment.

1. According to the loads and boundary conditions determine:

a. Realize the free body diagrams and equilibrium equations of the upper and bottom
beams
b. The singularity functions for the load, shear force, bending moment, deflection angle
and deflection for each beam. Do not forget to realize the graphics of the Booleans
operations used.
c. Realize a graphic of the boundaries conditions and stablish the equations set
necessary to compute the reactions solution in both beams.
d. Realize for the bottom beam the shear and moment diagrams and calculate de V (x)
and M(x). Where x refers to the 65% of the total beam length (L t).
e. Realize a table similar to the example shown, where includes the magnitude of the
reaction supports of the two beams and the M (0.65Lt) and V(0.65Lt)

The complete procedure will be evaluated. You must be clear and organized with the
solve proposed.
Upper Beam
Item magnitude Unit
RA
RB
Rn..
MA
MB
Bottom Beam
Item magnitude Unit
RE
RF
Rn…
ME
MF
V(0.65Lt)
M(0.65Lt)
2. For the beams realize:
a. Select the most adequate W profile for the two beams-manufacturing if is used a
security factor N=1.3 5 and structural steel A-36 in both cases.
b. For the bottom beam realize the slope and deflection diagrams and calculate de y max,
θmax, the maximum normal stress (σ max) and the stress, slope and deflection at x =
0,38Lt. Complete the following table. Realize a table similar to the example shown
above.
The complete procedure will be evaluated. You must be clear and organized with the solve
proposed.

Upper Beam
Ref -
Profile
item magnitude Unit
Mmax
Scomputed
Sselected
Iselected
Bottom Beam
Ref –
Profile
item magnitude Unit
Mmax
Scomputed
Sselected
Iselected
max
(0,38Lt)
θmax
ymax

3. In order to realize a complete evaluation, you have to upload together this document a
spreadsheet use to compute the beam solution.

Note: All answers must be given in international system units. The procedure used to solve the
problem has to be delivered in perfect order, if you want to deliver the MatLab programing you
can do it! (extra bonus).