WILL NOT BE GRADED. Work must be NEAT, COMPLETE and ORGANIZED ("spaghetti-type" or unreadable work will
NOT be graded). Used methods MUST be of class and textbook; all answers must be fully justified by shown work.
Exercise 1 (50%): A beam has the section shown in the figure, and a shear force V = 2,000 lb is applied as in
the figure. Compute Maximum shear stress AND Shear stress at B (above the line).
You must (in this order):
(i)
(ii)
Sketch GRAPHICAL complete NEAT breakdown of beam section to carry out computations that follow
Compute from (i) the Moment of Inertia I of section (all used symbols/numbers AND RESULTS must
be there, clear and legible; it must match breakdown of above (i))
(iv)
Compute "Q" values of the section for points of maximum shear stress and for point B (above the
line), and determine "t" for each
Compute Maximum Shear stress and the Shear stress at point B (units ARE needed)
4" 6"
ANSWERS:
Maximum shear stress =
Shear stress at B =
Fig: 1