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Practice problems
Uniaxial Bending

Practice problem #1
Determine the magnitude of bending moment that
can be carried by the cross section of a reinforced
concrete beam as shown below. Height d= 33 cm,
width b= 20 cm, area of reinforcement = 12.5 cm2,
distance from the center of the reinforcement to the
edge= 3 cm, n=12, σw steel = 1300 Ksc dan σw
beton = 57.5 Ksc

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Practice problem # 2

Practice problem #3
A beam with cross section as shown below. Height
20 cm, width of wood section 10 cm, thickness of
steel plate 1 cm each, n=25,
n 25, moment =22 tm.
Determine the magnitude of maximum normal
stress at the wood and steel section!

Steel
NA
N.A M=2 tm
Wood

Loading plane

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Practice problem #4
Determine the maximum normal stress at the wood
and aluminium section of a composite beam as
shown below.! EAl =8x105 kg/cm2 and Ewood= 105
kg/cm2

24 cm M=3 tm

6 cm
12 cm

Loading plane

Practice problem #5
1000 kg 1000 kg
500 kg/m’
kayu
Wood 40cm
A B C D E
1.5 4.00 m 1.5 2 cm

baja
Steel 20cm

If Ewood = 100 000 kg/cm2 and Esteel = 2x106 kg/cm2, determine:

1 Position
1. P i i off the
h NNeutrall A
Axis
i off the
h composite
i cross section
i
2. Maximum normal stress of wood and steel fibers at point C
3. Sketch the normal stress distribution at point C. Note: Point C is
in the mid-span.

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Practice Problem #6
B 150 mm
X
150 mm
Mx=2 
kN.m 20 mm

C
A wooden beam is strengthen with a steel plate at the bottom.
Elastic modulus of wood Ew=12 GPa, while for steel Es=200
GPa Due to Mx
GPa. Mx=22 kN.m,
kN m determine:
• Position of the neutral axis
• Normal stresses at point B and C
• Draw the normal stress diagram

Practice Problem #7
To reinforce a steel beam, an oak board (wood) is placed
between its flanges as shown in Figure 1. The allowable
normal stress for the steel is ((σallow)st = 168 MPa, and for the
wood (σallow)w = 21 MPa, Est=200 GPa, Ewood=12 Gpa.
wood
Determine the maximum
100 mm bending moment (in kN.m) the
Z 10 mm
beam can support:
100 mm a. Without the wood
300 mm 10 mm reinforcement
f (10
( marks))
b. With the wood
Figure 1 reinforcement (25 marks)