CE 515 STRUCTURAL

DESIGN 3
TIMBER DESIGN
BENDING AND SHEARING STRESS
BENDING STRESS:
SHEARING STRESS
PROBLEM:

A 100 mm x 300 mm rectangular beam carries a uniformly

distributed load of “W” kN/m over its entire span. The beam is
freely supported at its ends. If the max. allowable bending stress
is 8.27 MPa and simultaneously the max. allowable shearing stress
is 0.70 MPa.
1. Which of the following gives the value of max. vertical shear.
2. Which of the following gives the value of the span of the beam.
3. Which of the following gives the value “W” in kN/m.
SOLUTION:
1. Max. vetical shear: 3. Value of “W”

2. Span of the beam: