P8.20 A W360 x 72 standard steel shape is used to support the loads shown on the beam in Figure P8.20a. The shape is oriented so that bending occurs about the weak axis as shown in Figure PS.20b. Consider the entire 6 m length of the beam and determine: (a) the maximum tensile bending stress at any location along the beam, and (b) the maximum compressive bending stress at any location along the beam. |6 kN 15 kN/m В ' 45 kN-m 1.5 m 1.5 m I 3 m W360 x 72 FIGURE P8.20a FIGURE P8.20b

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P8.20 A W360 x 72 standard steel shape is used to support the loads shown on the beam in Figure P8.20a.
The shape is oriented so that bending occurs about the weak axis as shown in Figure PS.20b. Consider
the entire 6 m length of the beam and determine:
(a) the maximum tensile bending stress at any location along the beam, and
(b) the maximum compressive bending stress at any location along the beam.
|6 kN
15 kN/m
В
' 45 kN-m
1.5 m
1.5 m I
3 m
W360 x 72
FIGURE P8.20a
FIGURE P8.20b
Transcribed Image Text:P8.20 A W360 x 72 standard steel shape is used to support the loads shown on the beam in Figure P8.20a. The shape is oriented so that bending occurs about the weak axis as shown in Figure PS.20b. Consider the entire 6 m length of the beam and determine: (a) the maximum tensile bending stress at any location along the beam, and (b) the maximum compressive bending stress at any location along the beam. |6 kN 15 kN/m В ' 45 kN-m 1.5 m 1.5 m I 3 m W360 x 72 FIGURE P8.20a FIGURE P8.20b
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