Civil Engineering May 2021 Review Innovations Strength of Materials 4

Problem 1. Problem 3.
Shear Flow in Beams
A built-up wooden beam section is made of two A flat steel bar 25 mm wide, 6 mm thick and
50 mm x 100 mm sections glued on the lower sides one-meter-long is bent by couples applied at ends 𝑽 𝑽
of a 50 mm x 200 mm section as shown. The beam so that the mid-point deflection is 20 mm. The 𝒒= 𝑨𝒚 = 𝑸
𝑰 𝑰
is loaded with 2.4 kN/m on a 5 m simple span. modulus of elasticity is 200,000 MPa. or
1. Determine the maximum stress in the bar. 𝑽𝑸
𝒒=
𝑰
2. Calculate the magnitude of the couples.
100 where 𝑞 = shear flow in the longitudinal
Problem 4. (Superimposed Members) direction at a line in a beam
section
Two perfectly smooth planks are laid flat on
100
each other as shown. The combination is made to V = shear force at section
span 3.6 m carrying 2 kN/m including the weight
of the members. The modulus of elasticity is 18 GPa I = moment of inertia of the entire
for the upper plank and 16 GPa for the lower plank. cross section of the beam
50 50 50
1. Determine the ratio of the moment carried by A’ = partial area of the cross section
the upper plank to the moment carried by the above (or below) a line drawn
1. Calculate the maximum moment in the beam lower plank. through the point at which the
2. Determine the moment of inertia of the beam 2. Calculate the moment carried by the upper shearing stress is desired
section. plank Q = A’y’ is the first moment of area
3. Find the maximum bending stress developed 3. Find the maximum bending stress in the lower about the NA of the area A’
in the beam. plank Flexural Shear Stress

𝒒 𝑽𝑸/𝑰
Problem 2. 𝒇𝒗 = =
𝒃 𝑰𝒃
A high strength steel band saw, 20mm wide by or
0.8mm thick, runs over pulleys 600 mm in diameter. 𝑽𝑸
Use E = 200,000 MPa. 𝒇𝒗 =
𝑰𝒃
1. What maximum flexural stress is developed in
the blade of the band saw? where 𝑓 = average flexural shearing
stress
2. Calculate the bending moment acting on the
bent portion of the steel band. b = width of beam at the level the
shearing stress is desired
3. What is the minimum diameter of pulleys that
can be used without exceeding a flexural stress
of 400 MPa?

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Problem 5. FOR PRACTICE: Problem 9.

Show that the maximum shear stress in a beam A 60-N∙m couple is applied to the steel bar
Problem 7.
of triangular cross-section is: shown. Use E = 200,000 MPa.
Straight rods of 6-mm diameter and 30-m
3𝑉 length are stored by coiling the rods inside a drum
max 𝑓 =
2𝐴 of 1.25-m inside diameter. Use E = 200 GPa and
assume that the yield strength is not exceeded.

Problem 6. (Similar to CE Board May 2003)

A 2.5 m simple beam supports a triangular load
ranging from 0 at left support to 10.2 kN/m at right
support. The moment of inertia of the section is
54.17 x 106 mm4 with a neutral axis of 75mm. from
the bottom.
1. Determine the maximum stress in a coiled rod. 1. Assuming that the couple is applied about the
Ans: 429 MPa z axis as shown, determine the maximum stress
and the radius of curvature of the bar.
2. Calculate the corresponding bending moment Ans: 75.0 MPa, 26.7 m
100 in the rod. Ans: 9.09 N∙m
2. Assuming that the couple is applied about the
z axis as shown, determine the maximum stress
Problem 8. and the radius of curvature of the bar.
100 A 900-mm strip of steel is bent into a full circle Ans: 125.0 MPa, 9.60 m
by two couples applied as shown. Use E = 200 GPa.

50 50 50
8 mm

1. Calculate the maximum shear in the beam. t

2. Determine the shear stress at the N.A. of
the section.
900 mm
3. Find the maximum shear stress.
1. Determine the maximum thickness t of the strip
if the allowable stress in the steel is 420 MPa.
Ans: 0.602 mm
2. Calculate the corresponding moment M of the
couples. Ans: 0.203 N∙m

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Problem 10. Problem 13.

A vertical shear force V is applied to a web-
flange beam with cross-sectional dimensions as
labeled in the figure below. The beam has cross-
sectional dimensions h = 410 mm, hw = 390 mm, b =
260 mm, and tw = 15 mm, and subjected to a shear
force V = 280 kN.
1. Calculate the moment of inertia of the cross
section. Neglect the fillets at the junctions
between the flanges and the web.
Ans: 282.2×106 mm4
2. Calculate the maximum shear stress, τmax, in the
web. Ans: 53.26 MPa
3. Calculate the minimum shear stress, τmin , in the
web. Ans: 34.40 MPa
4. Calculate the vertical shear force, Vw, carried by
the web, and determine the ratio of Vw to the
total shear force V. Ans: 274.8 kN
Problem 11.
A wide-flange beam made from plates of
uniform thickness t has the relative dimensions
shown in the figure below. The beam is to be
subjected to a transverse shear force V in two
different orientations.
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A timber beam is to be selected to sustain a
maximum transverse shear of Vmax = 50 kN without
exceeding an allowable shear stress of 2 MPa (for
shear parallel to the grain of the wood). If wood
beams are available with cross sections having h =
2b, what is the minimum value of b (to the nearest
even mm) that satisfies the shear stress criterion?
Ans: 138 mm
1. Calculate τmax for the beam in orientation (a). Problem 14.
Ans: 58.63 V/t2 A shear force of V = 300 kN is applied to the box
2. Calculate τmax for the beam in orientation (b). girder with section shown.
Ans: 55.97 V/t2
Problem 12.
A glued-laminated (glulam) timber beam is
made from five 40 mm × 140 mm (finish
dimensions) boards as shown in the figure below.
The strength of the wood in horizontal shear is τallow
= 550 kPa (which takes into account a factor of
safety).
1. Determine the shear flow at point A.
Ans: 228 kN/m
2. Determine the shear flow at point B.
Ans: 462 kN/m
3. Determine the shear flow at point C.
Ans: 0 kN/m
4. Determine the shear flow at point D.
1. What is the maximum allowable vertical shear
Ans: 601 kN/m
force V for the section? Ans: 10.27 kN
2. What is the required shear strength of the glue
joints (MPa) considering a factor of safety
against failure of the glue joints of FS = 3.0?
Neglect the thickness of the glue joint.
Ans: 1.584 MPa
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