A beam shown on the figure is subjected to a uniform load of 5 kN/m. Determine the minimum shearing stress in MPa. The "x" distance on the beam makes the shear stress as small as possible. W=5 kN/m -4m- -50

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A beam shown on the figure is subjected to a uniform load of 5 kN/m. Determine the
minimum shearing stress in MPa. The "x" distance on the beam makes the shear stress
as small as possible.
W=5 kN/m
-4m-
-50
Transcribed Image Text:A beam shown on the figure is subjected to a uniform load of 5 kN/m. Determine the minimum shearing stress in MPa. The "x" distance on the beam makes the shear stress as small as possible. W=5 kN/m -4m- -50
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