Tutorial 7 (Week 10)

1. For the beam and loading shown in figure 1, consider section n-n and determine (a) the
largest shearing stress in that section, (b) the shearing stress at point a.

Figure 1

2. For the beam and loading shown in figure 2, consider section n-n and determine the
shearing stress at (a) point a, (b) point b.

Figure 2
3. An extruded aluminum beam has the cross section shown in figure 3. Knowing that the
vertical shear in the beam is 150 kN, determine the shearing stress at (a) point a, (b) point
b.

Figure 3

4. For the beam and loading shown, consider section n-n and determine the shearing stress
at (a) point a, (b) point b.

Figure 4