Shear Flow in Thin-Walled Closed Sections

Pure flexural shear flow in a closed tube arises when the transverse shear forces act through
the shear centre. When the shear forces do not act through the shear centre, the shear flow is
due to both bending and torsion. The net shear flow is usually dealt with by a more
convenient method than is employed for an open section (see Fig. 7.10). A closed section has
no free surface where 4 = 0. By adding a constant to eq(7.20), the net shear flow q resulting
from any shear loading may be calculated directly.