Strength of Materials

5.5 SQUARE SECTION WITH ONE OF ITS DIAGONAL HORIZONTAL

A beam of square cross section with diagonal as D is considered. One of its diagonal is kept in horizontal position (Figure 5.19).

 

 

Fig. 5.19 Shear stress distribution in square section.

 

Let S be the shearing force to which the section is subjected to.

 

Height of the shaded triangle,
Base of the shaded triangle,
Area of the shaded triangle,
i.e.,
i.e.,

 

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