Stress Distributions

SAGGING

HOGGING
 SECTION MODULUS
• Section modulus is defined as ratio of moment of inertia about the neutral
axis to the distance of the outermost layer from the neutral axis

I
Z
ymax

We know that,

M I I
  .y M . M max.
I y ymax

M max.Z
1. A steel plate of width 120 mm and of thickness 20 mm is bent
into a circular arc of radius 10 m. Determine the maximum stress
induced and the bending moment which will produce the
maximum stress. Take E = 2 x 105 N/mm2.
Given: 20
Width, b = 120 mm 120
Thickness, t = 20 mm For maximum stress  y
Radius of curvature, R = = ymax
10000 mm
y = t/2 = 10
E = 2 x 105 N/mm2
Solution: mm
2105  max  200 N / mm2
We know that, max  10
10000
M  E
  Considering 1 & 2 we get
I y R
1 2 3 max bt3 120 203
M I I   80000
Considering 2 & 3 we get ymax 12 12
 E E
   .y 200
y R R M  80000
10 M  1600 Nm
Bending Stress I the Lower Extreme Fibre,

Bending Stress I the Upper Extreme Fibre,