Shear force centre

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Shear force centre#

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Fig. 35 Figure 5.109 Hartsuijker and Welleman (2007)#

Shear force centre#

The shear force centre SC is that point in the cross-section through which the line of action of the shear force has to pass so that there will to be no torsion.

This is treated in chapter 5.5 of the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007).

Exercises#

Exercises 5.49-5.54, in chapter 5.8 of the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007). Answers are available on this website.