Given: A and B are both made of wood and are 40 in. thick, the ultimate shear stress for the wood 900 psi and a factor of safety of 3.0 is required under a load of P = 700 lb Determine: to the nearest 1/4 in. the smallest dimension h of the vertical segment so that it does not fail in shear. B 12 A

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Given: A and B are both made of wood and are 40 in. thick, the
ultimate shear stress for the wood 900 psi and a factor of safety of
3.0 is required under a load of P = 700 lb
Determine: to the nearest 1/4 in, the smallest dimension h of the
vertical segment so that it does not fail in shear.
B
P
13
12
A
Transcribed Image Text:Given: A and B are both made of wood and are 40 in. thick, the ultimate shear stress for the wood 900 psi and a factor of safety of 3.0 is required under a load of P = 700 lb Determine: to the nearest 1/4 in, the smallest dimension h of the vertical segment so that it does not fail in shear. B P 13 12 A
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Ultimate shear stress: It is defined as the maximum stress that can allow the material or an object without failure of the material. the units of the shear stress are N/mm2 or MPa. it is denoted by τ.

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