Mechanics of Materials
Problem Solving – Week 1
Kansu Oğuz Canbek
,Exercise 1
• The bar in the figure has a constant width of 35 mm and a thickness
10 mm. Determine the maximum average normal stress in the bar
when it is subjected to the loading shown.
, Exercise 1- Solution
• By inspection, different sections have different internal forces.
• Graphically, the normal force diagram is as shown.