Stresses in beams are one of the most fundamental concepts in structural engineering, directly impacting the safety and ...

In this video we explore bending and shear stresses in beams. A bending moment is the resultant of bending stresses, which ...

This shear force is directly responsible for the shear stress τ on the x-face of a stress element at “a” in the positive y-direction. In class, we have used the Euler-Bernoulli theory of beams to ...

Unfortunately, since the beam is so short, the entire stress field throughout the beam is significantly disturbed by the local forces at the loading and support points 2. Nevertheless, there is a ...

High-shear strength composite laminates are of interest for many structural applications, including the central web region of composite beams, which carry the majority of the shear stress under ...