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We note that, since the shearing stresses t
xy
and t
yx
exerted respec-
tively on a transverse and a horizontal plane through D9 are equal,
the expression obtained also represents the average value of t
xy
along
the line D9
1
D9
2
(Fig. 6.11).
We observe that t
yx
5 0 on the upper and lower faces of the
beam, since no forces are exerted on these faces. It follows that
t
xy
5 0 along the upper and lower edges of the transverse section
(Fig. 6.12). We also note that, while Q is maximum for y 5 0 (see
Sec. 6.2), we cannot conclude that t
ave
will be maximum along the
neutral axis, since t
ave
depends upon the width t of the section as
well as upon Q.
As long as the width of the beam cross section remains small
compared to its depth, the shearing stress varies only slightly along
the line D9
1
D9
2
(Fig. 6.11) and Eq. (6.6) can be used to compute t
xy
at any point along D9
1
D9
2
. Actually, t
xy
is larger at points D9
1
and D9
2
than at D9, but the theory of elasticity shows† that, for a beam of
rectangular section of width b and depth h, and as long as b # hy4,
the value of the shearing stress at points C
1
and C
2
(Fig. 6.13) does not
exceed by more than 0.8% the average value of the stress computed
along the neutral axis.‡
6.4 SHEARING STRESSES T
xy
IN COMMON
TYPES OF BEAMS
We saw in the preceding section that, for a narrow rectangular beam,
i.e., for a beam of rectangular section of width b and depth h with
b #
1
4
h, the variation of the shearing stress t
xy
across the width of the
beam is less than 0.8% of t
ave
. We can, therefore, use Eq. (6.6) in
practical applications to determine the shearing stress at any point of
the cross section of a narrow rectangular beam and write
t
xy
5
V
Q
It
(6.7)
where t is equal to the width b of the beam, and where Q is the
first moment with respect to the neutral axis of the shaded area A
(Fig. 6.14).
Observing that the distance from the neutral axis to the centroid
C9 of A is
5
1
2
1c 1 y2, and recalling that Q 5 A y, we write
Q 5 A
y 5 b1c 2 y2
1
2
1c 1 y25
1
2
b1c
2
2 y
2
2 (6.8)
†See S. P. Timoshenko and J. N. Goodier, Theory of Elasticity, McGraw-Hill, New York,
3d ed., 1970, sec. 124.
‡On the other hand, for large values of byh, the value t
max
of the stress at C
1
and C
2
may
be many times larger then the average value t
ave
computed along the neutral axis, as we
may see from the following table:
b/h 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 6 10 20 50
t
maxy
t
ave
1.008 1.033 1.126 1.396 1.988 2.582 3.770 6.740 15.65
t
miny
t
ave
0.996 0.983 0.940 0.856 0.805 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800
yx
ave
ave
xy
D'
D'
D''
2
C''
1
D''
1
1
2
D'
Fig. 6.11 Beam segment.
yx
0
yx
0
xy
0
xy
0
Fig. 6.12 Beam cross section.
6.4 Shearing Stresses t
xy
in Common
Types of Beams
h
C
1
C
2
b
1
2
h
1
2
ma
N.A.
Fig. 6.13 Rectangular
beam cross section.
hc
C'
1
2
h
y
y
y
b
c
1
2
A'
Fig. 6.14 Beam cross
section.
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