Question 2 [20 Marks] A beam has a rectangular section 60 mm wide and 140 mm deep and a span of 1 m. The beam is simply supported, carries a concentrated load of 20 kN at midspan and is subjected to an axial compressive force of 70 kN applied on the centroid of the cross-section. Calculate the following: 2.1 Maximum resultant stress in the beam and 2.2 Plot the stress distribution diagram for this section. [1

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Question 2 [20 Marks]
A beam has a rectangular section 60 mm wide and 140 mm deep and a span of 1 m.
The beam is simply supported, carries a concentrated load of 20 kN at midspan and
is subjected to an axial compressive force of 70 kN applied on the centroid of the
cross-section. Calculate the following:
2.1 Maximum resultant stress in the beam and
2.2 Plot the stress distribution diagram for this section.
[1
Transcribed Image Text:Question 2 [20 Marks] A beam has a rectangular section 60 mm wide and 140 mm deep and a span of 1 m. The beam is simply supported, carries a concentrated load of 20 kN at midspan and is subjected to an axial compressive force of 70 kN applied on the centroid of the cross-section. Calculate the following: 2.1 Maximum resultant stress in the beam and 2.2 Plot the stress distribution diagram for this section. [1
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