ME 243

Mechanics of Solids
Shear Stress of Beams
Md. Rakib Hossain
Assistant Professor, Dept. of ME, BUET
 Introduction

Figure: Beam segment under shearing stress

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 Introduction

In equilibrium condition the

summation of the horizontal forces
on the shaded segment is zero.
Therefore, one can write,

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 Introduction

The expression of the shearing

force, dP acting on the bottom
surface can be found as,

τ = Average shearing stress over

differential area of width b and
length dx

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 Introduction
Now writing the differential change in the bending moment dM at the
distance dx equal to Mb - Ma and substituting the value of dP, one finds
an expression of average shearing stress as,

Since we have the relation of vertical shear, V = dM

dx
Therefore, the expression of shearing stress becomes,

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where, Q is the first moment of area of the vertical face of the shaded
segment about the neutral axis and Q is,

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 Shear Stress in Rectangular Section

We have second moment of area for

rectangular cross-section,

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 Shear Stress in Rectangular Section
Now substituting h =2c and A = bh = 2bc,
yields,

We have,

From Equation, it is seen that the maximum

shearing stress will occur at 𝑦1 = 0,

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 Problem 31 569
Show that the maximum shearing stress in a bean having a thin-walled
2𝑉
tubular section of net area A is, 𝜏 =
𝐴

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 Problem 32 575

Determine the maximum and minimum shearing stress in the web of the
wide flange section if fig. below if V=100 KN. Also, compute the
percentage of vertical shear carried only by the web of the beam.

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Problem 33
The distributed load shown in fig. below is supported by a wide-flange
section of the given dimensions. Determine the maximum value of 𝑤0
that will not exceed a flexural stress of 10 MPa or a shearing stress of 1.0
MPa.

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 Practice Problem 29 504

A simply supported beam 100mm×200mm carries a concentrated load of

45 KN as shown in Figure below. Find the (a) maximum shearing stress
and (b) shearing stress at a point 20 mm below the top surface.

a) 2.25 Mpa
b) 0.81 MPa

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 Practice Problem 30 573

The cross section of a beam is an isosceles triangle with vertex

uppermost, of altitude h and base b. If V is the vertical shear, show that
the maximum shearing stress is 3𝑉Τ𝑏ℎ located at the midpoint of the
altitude.

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 Practice Problem 31 585

A simply supported beam of length L carries a uniformly distributed load

of 6000 N/m and has the cross section shown in fig. below. Find L to
cause a maximum flexural stress of 16 MPa. What maximum shearing
stress is then developed?

Answer: L = 7.55 m
𝜏 = 1.21 MPa

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 Practice Problem 32 577+587

A beam carries two concentrated loads P and a triangular load of 3P as

shown in fig. below. The beam section is also shown in the same fig.
Determine the safe value of P if 𝜎𝑓 ≤ 1200 𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜏 ≤ 200 𝑝𝑠𝑖.

Answer: P = 742 lb

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 Practice Problem 33 589
A channel section carries a concentrated loads W and a total distributed
load of 4W as shown in Fig. below. Verify that the NA is 2.17 in. above the
bottom and that INA = 62 in4. Use these values to determine the
maximum value of W that will not exceed allowable stresses in tension of
6,000 psi, in compression of 10,000 psi, or in shear of 8,000 psi.

Answer: 4045 lb

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 Thank
you
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