s PROBLEM 6.

1
s
50 mm Three full-size 50  100-mm boards are nailed together to form a
50 mm beam that is subjected to a vertical shear of 1500 N. Knowing that the
50 mm
allowable shearing force in each nail is 400 N, determine the largest
longitudinal spacing s that can be used between each pair of nails.

100 mm

SOLUTION
1 3 1
I  bh  (100)(150)3  28.125  106 mm 4
12 12
 28.125  106 m 4
A  (100)(50)  5000 mm 2
y1  50 mm
Q  A y1  250  103 mm3  250  106 m3
VQ (1500)(250  10 6 )
q    13.3333  103 N/m
I 28.125  106
2 Fnail (2)(400)
qs  2Fnail s   3
 60.0  103 m
q 13.3333  10
s  60.0 mm 

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 0.3 m PROBLEM 6.10
n
10 kN 40 mm For the beam and loading
a
12 mm shown, consider section n-n
150 mm and determine (a) the largest
12 mm
100 mm shearing stress in that section,
n (b) the shearing stress at
1.5 m 200 mm
point a.

SOLUTION

At section n-n, V  10 kN.

I  I1  4 I 2
1  1 
 b1h13  4  b2h23  A2d 22 
12  12 
1  1  
 (100)(150)3  4   (50)(12)3  (50)(12)(69)2 
12  12  
 28.125  106  4 0.0072  106  2.8566  106 

 39.58  106 mm 4  39.58  106 m 4

(a) Q  A1 y1  2 A2 y2
 (100)(75)(37.5)  (2)(50)(12)(69)
 364.05  103 mm3  364.05  106 m3
t  100 mm = 0.100 m
VQ (10  103 )(364.05  106 )
 max    920  103 Pa  max  920 kPa 
It (39.58  106 )(0.100)

(b) Q  A1 y1  2 A2 y2
 (100)(40)(55)  (2)(50)(12)(69)
 302.8  103 mm3  302.8  106 m3
t  100 mm  0.100 m
VQ (10  103 )(302.8  106 )
a    765  103 Pa  a  765 kPa 
It (39.58  106 )(0.100)

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 2.4 kN 4.8 kN 7.2 kN
PROBLEM 6.18
b
For the beam and loading shown, determine the
B C D
A E 150 mm minimum required width b, knowing that for the
grade of timber used,  all  12 MPa and
 all  825 kPa.
1m 1m 1m 0.5 m

SOLUTION

M D  0: 3 A  (2)(2.4)  (1)(4.8)  (0.5)(7.2)  0

A  2 kN 
Draw the shear and bending moment diagrams.

|V |max  7.2 kN  7.2  103 N

|M |max  3.6 kN  m  3.6  103 N  m

M
Bending: 
S
|M |max
S min 

3.6  103

12  106
 300  106 m3
 300  103 mm3
1
For a rectangular section, S  bh 2
6
6 S (6)(300  103 )
b 2   80 mm
h (150)2
Shear: Maximum shearing stress occurs at the neutral axis of bending for a rectangular section.
1 1 1
A bh, y  h, Q  Ay  bh 2
2 4 8
1 3
I  bh t  b
12
VQ V ( 18 bh 2 ) 3V
  3

It ( 12 bh )(b) 2 bh
1

3V (3)(7.2  103 )
b   87.3  103 m
2h (2)(150  103 )(825  103 )

The required value of b is the larger one. b  87.3 mm 

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 PROBLEM 6.21

For the beam and loading shown,

consider section n-n and determine the
shearing stress at (a) point a, (b) the
shearing stress at point b.

SOLUTION
RA = RB = 100 kN
At section n-n, V = 100 kN
Locate centroid and calculate moment of inertia.

Part A(mm 2 ) y (mm) Ay (mm3 ) d(mm) Ad 2 (mm 4 ) I (mm 4 )

 3200 170 544000 55.4 9821312 106667
 7200 90 648000 24.6 4357152 19440000
Σ 10400 1192000 14178464 19546667

ΣAy 1192000
Y = = = 114.6 mm
ΣA 104.00
I = ΣAd 2 + ΣI = 14178464 + 19546667 = 33.725 × 106
(a) Qa = Ay = (20)(38)(114.6 − 19) = 72656 mm3
t = 20 mm
VQ (100000)(72656)
τa = = = 10.8 MPa 
It (33.725 × 106 )(20)
(b) Qb = Ay = (20)(76)(114.6 − 38) = 1164.32 mm9
t = 20 mm
VQ (100000)(116432)
τa = = = 17.3 MPa 
It (33.725 × 106 )(20)

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