A square timber beam used as a railroad tie is supported by a uniformly distributed loads and carries two uniformly distributed loads each totaling 48 kN as shown in Fig. P-525. Determine he size of the section if the maximum stress is limited to 8 MPa. 0.2 m 0.2 m +0.5 m 1 m - 0.5 m W = 48 kN W = 48 kN Figure P-525
A square timber beam used as a railroad tie is supported by a uniformly distributed loads and carries two uniformly distributed loads each totaling 48 kN as shown in Fig. P-525. Determine he size of the section if the maximum stress is limited to 8 MPa. 0.2 m 0.2 m +0.5 m 1 m - 0.5 m W = 48 kN W = 48 kN Figure P-525
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Transcribed Image Text:A square timber beam used as a railroad tie is supported by a uniformly distributed loads and
carries two uniformly distributed loads each totaling 48 kN as shown in Fig. P-525. Determine
the size of the section if the maximum stress is limited to 8 MPa.
0.2 m
0.2 m
0.5 m
-0.5 m
1 m
W = 48 kN
W = 48 kN
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Figure P-525
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