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examined. Let us assume, for example, that the channel member of
Fig. 6.39 has been rotated through 908 and that the line of action of
P still passes through the centroid of the end section. The couple vec-
tor M representing the bending moment in a given cross section is
still directed along a principal axis of the section (Fig. 6.41), and the
neutral axis will coincide with that axis (cf. Sec. 4.13). Equation (4.16),
therefore, is applicable and can be used to compute the normal stresses
in the section. However, Eq. (6.6) cannot be used to determine the
shearing stresses in the section, since this equation was derived for a
member possessing a vertical plane of symmetry (cf. Sec. 6.7). Actually,
the member will be observed to bend and twist under the applied load
(Fig. 6.42), and the resulting distribution of shearing stresses will be
quite different from that defined by Eq. (6.6).
M
N.A.
C'
(V P, M Px)
V
Fig. 6.41 Load
perpendicular to vertical
plane of symmetry.
6.9 Unsymmetric Loading of Thin-Walled
Members; Shear Center
C
P
Fig. 6.42 Deformation of channel
beam when not loaded in vertical
plane of symmetry.
N.A.
DE
AB
N.A.
DE
AB
(a) Shear stress (b) Shear flow q
Fig. 6.43 Stresses applied to cross section
as a result of load shown in Fig. 6.42.
DE
AB
dF q ds
F
V
F'
DE
AB
(a) Shear flow q (b) Resultant forces
on elements
Fig. 6.44
The following question now arises: Is it possible to apply the
vertical load P in such a way that the channel member of Fig. 6.42
will bend without twisting and, if so, where should the load P be
applied? If the member bends without twisting, then the shearing
stress at any point of a given cross section can be obtained from
Eq. (6.6), where Q is the first moment of the shaded area with
respect to the neutral axis (Fig. 6.43a), and the distribution of stresses
will look as shown in Fig. 6.43b, with t 5 0 at both A and E. We
note that the shearing force exerted on a small element of cross-
sectional area dA 5 t ds is dF 5 t dA 5 tt ds, or dF 5 q ds (Fig.6.44a),
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