Answer to Question #331493 in Mechanical Engineering for Harsh

Question

The thin-walled single cell beam shown in Figure has been idealized into a combination of

direct stress carrying booms and shear stress only carrying walls. If the section supports a vertical

shear load of 10 kN acting in a vertical plane through booms 3 and 6, calculate the distribution of

direct stress around the section.

Answer 1

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