Civil Engineering 125

CAIRO UNIVERSITY st
1 Year Chem
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Comu ., & Comp . Depts

Exercise No : 6 Subject : Normal Stresses

1)
For the beam shown in figure (1), 25.0 t
20.0 t. m 4
if the maximum allowable normal stress x 3

is 81.6 kg/cm2, detemine the minimum x

allowable value for the width b .

Figure (1) Cross Section
x-x

2)
For the beam shown in figure (2), 2P P
x
and the given x - section, detemine the
x
maximum value for load ( P ) such that
the maximum compression stress does not
exceed 300kg/cm2and the maximum tensile stress Figure (2) Cross Section
does not exceed 200kg/cm 2 x-x

2t
3) x
20t
For the beam shown in figure (3),
x
and the given x - section, detemine the
value of the maximum normal compression Figure (3)

stress due to the applied loads. PL 200*10

70*7
PL 200*10

For 70*7
4 2 +
Ix = Iy = 42.4*10 mm
A = 940 mm2
e = 19.7 mm Cross Section
x-x
 Civil Engineering 125
CAIRO UNIVERSITY st
1 Year Chem
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Comu ., & Comp . Depts

Exercise No : 6 (Cont.) Subject : Normal Stresses

4)
For the beam shown in figure (4),
determine the largest moment M
M
x
which may be applied, if the cross
x
section is as shown in fig.(2) and the
2
allowable stress is 20 kg/cm in tension Figure (4)
2
and 70 kg/cm in compression.

Cross Section
x-x
5)
For the beam shown in figure (5), with 11t
variable cross section, determine the value of II I

the maximum compression normal sress due to

the applied load, draw the normal stress distribution
at that location. I
Figure (5)

Cross Section Cross Section

II - II I-I