The beam shown is made of a nylon for which the allowable

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The beam shown is made of a nylon for which the allowable stress is 24 MPa in tension and 30 MPa in compression. Determine the largest couple M that can be applied to the beam.

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QUESTION:

The beam shown is made of a nylon for which the allowable stress is 24 MPa in tension and 30 MPa in compression. Determine the largest couple M that can be applied to the beam.

ANSWER:

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The following are given by the question:

Allowable stress in tension is .

Allowable stress in compression is .

Let divide the T shape into two rectangles.

The area of the top rectangle is given by,

                                                     

The centroid of top rectangle,

                                                       

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