Shear stresses#

Longitudinal shear stresses#
The shear force per unit length in the longitudinal direction is given by:
\[s_x^a = -\cfrac{dM_z}{dx} \cfrac{S_z^a}{I_{zz}} = -\cfrac{V_zS_z^a}{I_{zz}}\]
or alternatively:
\[s_x^a = - {V_z}\cfrac{{{N^a}\left( {{\text{due to }}M_z^*} \right)}}{{M_z^*}}\]
The shear stress is given by:
\[\sigma_{mx} = \frac{s_x^a}{b^a}\]
This is treated in chapter 5.1 and 5.2 of the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007).
Cross-sectional shear stresses#
The shear stress in the cross-sectional direction is givenby:
\[\sigma_{xm} = \frac{s_x^a}{b^a}\]
This is treated in chapter 5.3 and 5.4 of the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007).
Exercises#
If you’re a TU Delft student, you can practise with the following
exercises
Exercises 5.1-5.48, 5.59-5.73, 5.75-5.80 in chapter 5.8 of the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007). Answers are available on this website.