Problem 9.1 - Bending Stress

Problem Statement

A beam with a rectangular cross-section of base b = 80 mm and h = 200 mm is subjected to the leading shown. If w = 2 kN/m and L = 2 m, determine the magnitude of the largest bending stress in the beam.

Beam undergoing a distributed load from A to the midpoint. The distributed load (w) is applied over length L,with point B located at 2L from A. The beam has a rectangular cross section of height h and width b.

Figure 1: Beam undergoing a distributed load.

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