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Draw the free body diagram of the beam clearly showing the support reactions. Calculate the values
of the support reactions. Show the calculated value of the reactions on your diagram.
(b)
Draw the bending moment diagram (BMD) and shear force diagram (SFD). Clearly indicate the
values of bending moment and shear force at the key points along the beam (midspan and the ends of
the beam), as well as the location and magnitude of maximum hogging and/or sagging moments.
(c)
Explain linear elastic behaviour by specifically referring to your results and observations in Lab
Session 2 on bending of a channel section. Approximately page of text plus diagrams is expected.
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2) 10 Marks
(b)
Calculate the second moment of area (Ix) of the section about the horizontal
centroidal axis.
(c)
Calculate the bending moment about the horizontal axis that will cause first
yield of the section.
(d)
Draw the stress and strain distributions (values required) in the crosssection due to the bending moment calculated in (c) above.
(e)
The lipped stiffeners at the ends of the channels are removed, and the entire
thickness of the channel is slightly increased so that the total area is
unchanged. Without performing substantial calculations, how will Ix and Iy
change (increase, decrease or unchanged)? Explain your answer.
25 mm
Determine the location of the centroid of the section and show this location
on a diagram.
220 mm
(a)
25 mm
Consider the following lipped channel, the dimensions of which are shown in the
diagram. The section is singly-symmetric. The cross section is made from steel which
has a Youngs Modulus of 200000 MPa, and exhibits linear material behaviour up to its
yield stress of 330 MPa.
60 mm
All elements are
3.0 mm thick
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5 kNm
5 kNm
5 kNm
Cross section at
support
An axial tension force of 275 kN is then applied at the end of the column. Consider a point on the outer surface
of the CHS at the base support.
(b) At the point under consideration, determine the following:
i.
ii.
Stress due to the axial force. Is this a normal stress or a shear stress?
(c) Draw a diagram that shows the stresses acting on a small square of material at this point, draw the
Mohrs circle, and establish the principal stresses for this point.
(d) Use both Trescas and von Mises yield criteria to establish if the point has yielded, given fy = 300 MPa.
(e) Use this example to explain the difference between a shear stress and a normal stress.
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4) 20 Marks
A builder strengthens a 200 mm 300 mm timber beam by connecting a 10 mm steel plate to the top of the
beam as shown below. The beam acts compositely. It should be assumed that Etimber = 12500 MPa and
Esteel = 200000 MPa. The beam has a total length of 8 m, with a central span of 6 m and an overhang of 1 m at
each end, as shown below. The beam is subjected to a UDL of unknown magnitude w. The maximum bending
stress in either tension or compression the timber can withstand is 15 MPa. The steel is sufficiently strong so
that it can be reasonably assumed that it will not yield before the timber.
a) Transform the steel to timber and calculate the second moment of area of the transformed section.
b) What is the maximum value of w that can be placed on the beam until the timber reaches the
maximum stress it can withstand?
c) Draw the strain and stress distributions due to bending at the cross-section where timber first
reaches its critical stress.
d) The steel plate is replaced by aluminium, which has an elastic modulus of 70000 MPa. How will the
BMD, the location of the neutral axis, and the deflection of the beam change? Explain the
answer.
200
Steel
10
300
1m
6m
1m
Timber
All dimensions
are in mm
Typical Beam Cross-Section
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