Problem 10.19 - Shear Flow

Problem Statement

A beam of length L = 8 ft is constructed by nailing together three wooden boards. The beam is subjected to a concentrated load F = 300 lb. If each nail can resist a shear load of 100 lb, determine the maximum permissible spacing between the nails.

Figure 1: A simply supported beam consisting of three pieces nailed together is subjected to a point load.

[Problem adapted from © Kurt Gramoll CC BY NC-SA 4.0]