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SAMPLE PROBLEM 5.11
A 12-ft-long beam made of a timber with an allowable normal stress of 2.40 ksi
and an allowable shearing stress of 0.40 ksi is to carry two 4.8-kip loads located
at its third points. As shown in Chap. 6, a beam of uniform rectangular cross
section, 4 in. wide and 4.5 in. deep, would satisfy the allowable shearing stress
requirement. Since such a beam would not satisfy the allowable normal stress
requirement, it will be reinforced by gluing planks of the same timber, 4 in.
wide and 1.25 in. thick, to the top and bottom of the beam in a symmetric
manner. Determine (a) the required number of pairs of planks, (b) the length
of the planks in each pair that will yield the most economical design.
SOLUTION
Bending Moment. We draw the free-body diagram of the beam and
find the following expressions for the bending moment:
From A to B
0 # x # 48 in.
:M 5
4.80 kips
x
From B to C
48 in. # x # 96 in.
:
M 5
4.80 kips
x 2
4.80 kips
x 2 48 in.
5 230.4 kip ? in.
a. Number of Pairs of Planks. We first determine the required total
depth of the reinforced beam between B and C. We recall from Sec. 5.4 that
S 5
1
6
bh
2
for a beam with a rectangular cross section of width b and depth
h. Substituting this value into Eq. (5.17) and solving for h
2
, we have
2
5
ZMZ
bs
ll
(1)
Substituting the value obtained for M from B to C and the given values of
b and s
all
, we write
2
5
6
230.4 kip ? in.
4 in.
2.40 ksi
5 144 in.
2
h 5 12.00 in.
Since the original beam has a depth of 4.50 in., the planks must provide an
additional depth of 7.50 in. Recalling that each pair of planks is 2.50 in.
thick, we write:
Require
num
er o
pairs o
p
an
s 5 3
◀
b. Length of Planks. The bending moment was found to be M 5
(4.80 kips) x in the portion AB of the beam. Substituting this expression and
the given values of b and s
all
, into Eq. (1) and solving for x, we have
5
14 in.212.40 ksi
2
6 14.80 kips2
h
2
x 5
h
2
3 in.
(2)
Equation (2) defines the maximum distance x from end A at which a given
depth h of the cross section is acceptable. Making h 5 4.50 in., we find the
distance x
1
from A at which the original prismatic beam is safe: x
1
5 6.75 in.
From that point on, the original beam should be reinforced by the first pair
of planks. Making h 5 4.50 in. 1 2.50 in. 5 7.00 in. yields the distance x
2
5
16.33 in. from which the second pair of planks should be used, and making
h 5 9.50 in. yields the distance x
3
5 30.08 in. from which the third pair of
planks should be used. The length l
i
of the planks of the pair i, where i 5 1, 2,
3, is obtained by subtracting 2x
i
from the 144-in. length of the beam. We find
1
5 130.5 in.,
2
5 111.3 in.,
3
5 83.8 in.
◀
The corners of the various planks lie on the parabola defined by Eq. (2).
C
AD
B
4 ft
4.8 kips 4.8 kips
4 ft 4 ft
A
A
A
V
M
D
CB
B
48 in.
x
4.8 kips
4.8 kips 4.8 kips
4.8 kips
4.8 kips
4.8 kips
4.8 kips
x
M
O
x
1
x
2
x
3
x
y
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