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FIGURE 1 below shows a built-up beam consisting of a parallel flange I-beam and a
channel iron. The effective span of the beam is 5000 mm.
The maximum bending stress may not exceed 165 MPa. A uniform distributed load of
17 kN/m is carried by the beam.
FIGURE 1
Calculate the maximum point load that the built-up beam can safely carry at midpoint.
The weight of the beam must also be taken into consideration. [20]
QUESTION 2
FIGURE 3 below shows a fillet-welded joint with a leg size of 5 mm. The effective length
is 240 mm.
120
F
5
120
Calculate the maximum load the fillet-weld joint can safely support. [10]
QUESTION 3
A simply supported beam, 305 x 165 x 53.6 kg/m -section parallel flange, with a span
of 9m.
4.1 First draw the sketch, to any scale, for answering in QUESTION 5.2. (2)
4.2 Determine the point load of the beam at the mid-span. The weight of the
beam must be taken into consideration. The maximum bending stress allowed (8)
is 190 MPa. [10]