The box beam is made by nailing four 2- in. by 8-in. planks together as shown. (a) Show that the moment of inertia of the cross-sectional area about the neutral axis is 981.3 in^4. (b) Given that Wo = 300 Ib/ft, find the largest allowable force Pif the bending stress is limited to 1400 psi 8 in. 2 in. P Wo

The box beam is made by nailing four 2- in. by 8-in. planks together as shown. (a) Show that the moment of inertia of the cross-sectional area about the neutral axis is 981.3 in^4. (b) Given that Wo = 300 Ib/ft, find the largest allowable force Pif the bending stress is limited to 1400 psi 8 in. 2 in. P Wo

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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