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COMPUTER PROBLEMS
The following problems are designed to be solved with a computer.
6.C1 A timber beam is to be designed to support a distributed load and
up to two concentrated loads as shown. One of the dimensions of its uniform
rectangular cross section has been specified and the other is to be determined
so that the maximum normal stress and the maximum shearing stress in the
beam will not exceed given allowable values s
all
and t
all
. Measuring x from
end A and using either SI or U.S. customary units, write a computer program
to calculate for successive cross sections, from x 5 0 to x 5 L and using given
increments Dx, the shear, the bending moment, and the smallest value of the
unknown dimension that satisfies in that section (1) the allowable normal
stress requirement, (2) the allowable shearing stress requirement. Use this
program to solve Prob. 5.65 assuming s
all
5 12 MPa and t
all
5 825 kPa, using
Dx 5 0.1 m.
6.C2 A cantilever timber beam AB of length L and of uniform rectangular
section shown supports a concentrated load P at its free end and a uniformly
distributed load w along its entire length. Write a computer program to deter-
mine the length L and the width b of the beam for which both the maximum
normal stress and the maximum shearing stress in the beam reach their largest
allowable values. Assuming s
all
5 1.8 ksi and t
all
5 120 psi, use this program
to determine the dimensions L and b when (a) P 5 1000 lb and w 5 0,
(b) P 5 0 and w 5 12.5 lb/in., (c) P 5 500 lb and w 5 12.5 lb/in.
B
t
h
A
x
1
x
3
x
2
x
4
a
b
L
P
1
w
P
2
Fig. P6.C1
w
P
B
b
8 b
L
A
Fig. P6.C2
b
n
b
2
V
b
1
n
h
2
h
1
Fig. P6.C3
6.C3 A beam having the cross section shown is subjected to a vertical
shear V. Write a computer program that, for loads and dimensions expressed
in either SI or U.S. customary units, can be used to calculate the shearing
stress along the line between any two adjacent rectangular areas forming
the cross section. Use this program to solve (a) Prob. 6.10, (b) Prob. 6.12,
(c) Prob. 6.21.
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