Unsymmetric Bending

• 0  Fx    x dA     y  m dA
 c 
or 0   y dA
neutral axis passes through centroid

 y 
Wish to determine the conditions • M  M z       m dA
y
 c 
under which the neutral axis of a cross σ I
section of arbitrary shape coincides or M  m I  I z  moment of inertia
c
with the axis of the couple as shown. defines stress distribution
• The resultant force and moment
from the distribution of • 0  M y   z x dA   z  y  m dA
elementary forces in the section  c 
must satisfy or 0   yz dA  I yz  product of inertia

Fx  0  M y M z  M  applied couple couple vector must be directed along

a principal centroidal axis
Unsymmetric Bending
Superposition is applied to determine stresses in
the most general case of unsymmetric bending.
• Resolve the couple vector into components along
the principle centroidal axes.
M z  M cos M y  M sin 

• Superpose the component stress distributions

Mzy Myy
x   
Iz Iy
• Along the neutral axis,

x  0  
Mzy Myy
 
M cos y  M sin  y
Iz Iy Iz Iy
y Iz
tan    tan 
z Iy