Questions from Mechanics


Q: An overhanging beam ABC has a guided support at A, a

An overhanging beam ABC has a guided support at A, a rectangular cross section, and supports an upward uniform load q = P/L over AB and a downward concentrated load P at the free end C (see figure). T...

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Q: Solve the preceding problem if the stress and dimensions are σ1 =

Solve the preceding problem if the stress and dimensions are σ1 = 2450 psi, L = 80 in., b = 2.5 in., h = 10 in., and d = 2.5 in. Data from Problem 10: An overhanging beam ABC has a guide...

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Q: A cantilever wood beam with a width b = 100 mm and

A cantilever wood beam with a width b = 100 mm and depth h = 150 mm has a length L = 2 m and is subjected to point load P at mid-span and uniform load q = 15 N/m. (a) If the normal stress σ...

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Q: A cantilever beam (width b = 3 in. and depth

A cantilever beam (width b = 3 in. and depth h = 6 in.) has a length L = 5 ft and is subjected to a point load P and a concentrated moment M = 20 kip-ft at end B. If normal stress σx = 0 at...

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Q: A beam with a wide-flange cross section (see figure

A beam with a wide-flange cross section (see figure) has the following dimensions: b = 120 mm, t = 10 mm, h = 300 mm, and h1 = 260 mm. The beam is simply supported with span length L = 3.0m. AÂ&...

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Q: A beam with a wide-flange cross section (see figure

A beam with a wide-flange cross section (see figure) has the following dimensions: b = 5 in., t = 0.5 in., h = 12 in., and h1 = 10.5 in. The beam is simply supported with span length L = 10 ft and sup...

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Q: A W 200 × 41.7 wide-flange beam is

A W 200 × 41.7 wide-flange beam is simply supported with a span length of 2.5 m (see figure). The beam supports a concentrated load of 100 kN at 0.9 m from support B. At a cross section l...

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Q: A W 12 × 35 steel beam is fixed at A.

A W 12 × 35 steel beam is fixed at A. The beam has length L = 6 ft and is subjected to a linearly varying distributed load with peak intensity qo = 830 lb/ft. Calculate the state of plane...

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Q: A W 360 × 79 steel beam is fixed at A.

A W 360 × 79 steel beam is fixed at A. The beam has a length of 2.5 m and is subjected to a linearly varying distributed load with maximum intensity qo = 500 N/m on segment AB and a unifo...

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Q: A W 12 × 14 wide-flange beam is simply supported

A W 12 × 14 wide-flange beam is simply supported with a span length of 120 in. (see figure). The beam supports two anti-symmetrically placed concentrated loads of 7.5 kips eac...

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