A steel plate (called cover plate) having cross-sectional dimensions 7.0 in. x 0.49 in. is welded along the full length of the bottom flange of a W 12 x 50 wide-flange beam (see figure, which shows the beam cross section). W 12 x 50 7.0 x 0.49 in. cover plate What is the percent increase in the section modulus (as compared to the wide-flange beam alone)? (Assume bending around the horizontal centroidal axis.)

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A steel plate (called a cover plate) having cross-sectional dimensions 7.0 in. x 0.49 in. is welded along the full length of the bottom flange of a W 12 x 50 wide-flange beam (see figure, which shows the beam
cross section).
W 12 x 50
7.0 x 0.49 in. cover plate
What is the percent increase in the section modulus (as compared to the wide-flange beam alone)? (Assume bending around the horizontal centroidal axis.)
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Transcribed Image Text:A steel plate (called a cover plate) having cross-sectional dimensions 7.0 in. x 0.49 in. is welded along the full length of the bottom flange of a W 12 x 50 wide-flange beam (see figure, which shows the beam cross section). W 12 x 50 7.0 x 0.49 in. cover plate What is the percent increase in the section modulus (as compared to the wide-flange beam alone)? (Assume bending around the horizontal centroidal axis.) %
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