Tutorial 05 Mechanics of Materials I (CE 201C)

1) A beam having the cross section shown in Fig. Q1 carries a downward shear force of 50 kN at a
particular section.
(a) Indicating all critical values sketch the shear stress distribution in the web and the flanges.
(b) Estimate the resultant shear force due to the shear stresses on the web alone and compare this
with the total shear force.
(c) Assuming that the total shear force is uniformly distributed over the web only calculate the
average shear stress and compare this with the largest shear stress in the web.

100 10 80 10
10
10

Fig. Q1 Fig. Q2
(Dimensions 20 (Dimensions
100 are in mm)
are in mm) 100

10 10
2) Repeat problem (1) for the section shown in Fig. Q2.
3) A simply supported uniform beam of length 4.0 m carries a uniformly distributed load of kN/m.
Shown in Fig.s Q3(a) and Q3(b) are two cross sections proposed for this beam. Both sections have the
same area and therefore use the same amount of material so that the cost would be approximately the
same. If the allowable stresses in bending and in shear for the material are 100 MPa and 40 MPa
respectively, determine the maximum allowable load for each proposed cross section. (For estimating
the self weight of the beam assume that the material has a density of 7850 kg/m3).
50 100
25

Fig. Q3(a) Fig. Q3(b)

(Dimensions 150 (Dimensions 25
are in mm) are in mm) 100

25

4) Fig. Q4(a) shows a beam ABC. The end A is fixed and the point B is propped. A uniformly distributed
load of 2.5 kN/m is acting over the entire beam. Fig. Q4(b) shows the uniform, symmetric, built-up
cross section of this beam. Each of the two webs is joined to the flange by a strong adhesive.
(a) Draw the SFD and the BMD for the beam ABC.
(b) Determine the largest tensile and compressive bending stresses in the beam.
(c) Estimate the minimum allowable shear stress that the adhesive should have.

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500
2.5 / 30
Adhesive
4 2 200

50 200 50
Fig. Q4(a) Fig. Q4(b)
(Dimensions are in mm)

5) The cross section of a built-up wooden beam is shown in Fig. Q5.

The two flanges are of one kind of wood and the two webs are of a
different kind. The Young’s modulus of the flange material is twice
that of the web material. This section is subjected to a hogging
bending moment of 20 kNm and a downward shear force of 10 kN.
(a) Determine the largest normal stress in the flanges and in the
webs.
(b) Determine the largest shear stress in the flanges and in the
webs.
(c) Each flange is connected to the two webs by means of two
rows of nails as shown in Fig. Q5. The allowable shear force in a
nail is 200 N. Calculate the maximum allowable spacing of the
nails in a row. Fig. Q5
(Dimensions are in mm)

6) Fig. Q6 shows the cross section of a composite sandwich beam

100
made of two 100 mm × 10 mm steel plates at the top and the bottom
10 Steel
and a timber core of 100 mm × 200 mm. The modular ratio for steel
and timber is 20. The allowable stresses are given in the table below:
Timber
(a) Determine the maximum allowable bending moment and the
maximum allowable shear force that this composite section can
carry. 200
(b) If steel and timber are to be joined together by means of an
adhesive glue what is the minimum strength of the glue required?

Steel
10
Material Allowable stress (MPa) Fig. Q6
Bending stress Shear stress
(Dimensions are in mm)
Steel 150 10
Timber 50 3

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