How can we assume that the shear stress is constant over the cross-sectional area of the beam's web?

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How can we assume that the shear stress is constant over the cross-sectional area of the beam's web?

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Cross-sectional area of the beam’s web

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Consider a thin walled beam. We know that this type of beam can withstand transverse force which is parallel to the straight line through the centroids of the stiffeners. Hence the shear flow over the beam remains constant independent of the shapes of webs

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