A 200 mm x 220 mm timber post is subject to an unknown axial compressive load (F) that is eccentric to both principal axes as shown below. If the axial stress is 2.4 MPa then: F. D 80 mm 200 mm X- 60 mm X B C 220 mm What is the compressive load? What are the applied moments in the x and y directions? What are the moments of inertia in the x and y directions.

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A 200 mm × 220 mm timber post is subject to an unknown axial compressive load
(F) that is eccentric to both principal axes as shown below. If the axial stress is
2.4 MPa then:
(a) What is the compressive load?
(b) What are the applied moments in the x and y directions?
(c) What are the moments of inertia in the x and y directions.
(d) At what corner does the maximum stress occur? State whether it is tensile or compressive?

(e) Calculate the maximum stress at the corne

A 200 mm x 220 mm timber post is subject to an unknown axial compressive load
(F) that is eccentric to both principal axes as shown below. If the axial stress is
2.4 MPa then:
F.
D
80 mm
200 mm
X
60 mm
X
B
220 mm
(a)
What is the compressive load?
(b)
What are the applied moments in the x and y directions?
(c)
What are the moments of inertia in the x and y directions.
(d)
At what corner does the maximum stress occur? State whether it is tensile or compressive?
(e)
Calculate the maximum stress at the corner
Transcribed Image Text:A 200 mm x 220 mm timber post is subject to an unknown axial compressive load (F) that is eccentric to both principal axes as shown below. If the axial stress is 2.4 MPa then: F. D 80 mm 200 mm X 60 mm X B 220 mm (a) What is the compressive load? (b) What are the applied moments in the x and y directions? (c) What are the moments of inertia in the x and y directions. (d) At what corner does the maximum stress occur? State whether it is tensile or compressive? (e) Calculate the maximum stress at the corner
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