Mechatronics Engineering

Stress Analysis

Sheet (5) Pure bending

1- Knowing that the couple shown acts in a vertical plane, determine the stress at (a)
point A, (b) point B.

2- The wide flange beam shown is made of high strength low alloy steel for which
σY = 345 MPa and σU = 450 MPa. Using a factor of safety of 3, determine the
largest couple that can be applied to the beam when it is bent about the z axis.
Neglect the effect of fillets.

3- Two equal and opposite couples of magnitude of M = 15 KN.m are applied to the
channel shaped beam AB. Observing that the couples cause the beam to bend in
horizontal plane, determine the stress at (a) point C, (b) at point D, (c) at point E.

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4- The beam shown is made of a nylon for which the allowable stress 24 MPa in
tension and 30 MPa in compression. Determine the largest couple M that can be
applied to the beam.

5- Knowing that the magnitude of the horizontal force P is 8 KN, determine the
stress at (a) point A, (b) point B.

6- The vertical portion of the press shown consists of a rectangular tube having a
wall thickness t = 12 mm. Knowing that the press has been tightened until P = 20
KN, determine the stress (a) at point A, (b) at point B.

80 mm

100 mm

250 mm
100 mm

7- Knowing that the allowable stress is 150 MPa in section a-a of the hanger shown,
determine (a) the largest vertical force P that can be applied at point A, (b) the
corresponding location of the neutral axis of section a-a.

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