Shear Stress Distribution

due to
Lateral Shear forces
 LOADED BEAM

V
O
V
M+dM M
Q x cross section at VV
dx
 Symmetry Line

Geometrical Properties

Centroid C
Nuetral axis NN
INN = Second moment of area about NN N C N
 LOADED BEAM

V
O
V
M+dM M
Q x cross section at VV
dx
M+dM dx

C
(M+dM) y My
INN INN

N C N
M+dM dx

t
M
h
C
 dx
M+dM

t
M
 dx
M+dM
dA

t
M
y
(M+
d M)
INN y
dA
dx

dA
My
t INN dA
dx

dA
dM
y
t INN dA
dx

𝑑𝑀 𝑦
 

t ∫ 𝐼 𝑑𝐴
𝑁𝑁
dx

𝑑𝑀
 

t
𝐼𝑁𝑁 ∫ 𝑦 𝑑 𝐴
 dx

𝑑𝑀
 

t
𝐼 𝑁 𝑁 𝑆 = 𝑑𝐹

S = first moment of the hatched area about the neutral axis

 
𝑄 𝑆
𝜏 =
𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡
 
𝑄= 𝑠h𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
  
𝜏
 
𝜏
 
𝜏

 
𝜏
 A  
𝑄 𝑆
t  
𝜏=
𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡
 
𝑄 𝐴 ´𝑦
𝜏=
N N 𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡
  
𝑆= 0
  𝑄 𝑆
𝜏=
𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡 A
  𝑄 𝐴 ´ 𝑦
𝜏=
𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡

 
𝑆= 𝑚𝑎𝑥 N N

 
𝑆= 0
  
𝜏 =0
A

𝜏 =𝑚𝑎𝑥 N N

 
𝜏 =0
  
0  

𝜏=
𝑄
𝑏 (h − 𝑦 )
h+ 𝑦
2
3
𝑏 (2 h) 𝑏
b 12
h  
𝜏
y  
𝑄
𝑏 (h )
h
2
𝜏 𝑚𝑎𝑥 =
N N 𝑏 (2 h)
3
𝑏
12

Rectangular section
 
0 Example
 radius = r   𝑄 𝑆
𝜏=
 
0 𝐼 𝑁𝑁 𝑡

t  
𝜏
y   𝜋 𝑟2 4 𝑟
𝑄 2 3𝜋
N N 𝜏 𝑚𝑎𝑥 =
𝜋𝑟
4
2𝑟
4

 
0
circular section Example
  1
 
1
t1
b
 2
 
2  
3
 3

h t2

N  4
N
 
4
h

 5

b
 6  
6
 
5
t1
 7  
7 Example
  1
 
1
 2
 
2  
3
 3

N  4 N
 
4

 5  
5
Example