A laminated plastic beam of triangular cross section is built up by gluing together three sections (see figure). The beam is simply supported with span length L-360 mm. Calculate the minimum height of h if the allowable shear stress in the glued joints is 8 MPa. (Note: I = base and height being b and h respectively) for a triangle of b=30 mm h/3 h/3 h/3 q=10 N/mm L = 360 mm

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A laminated plastic beam of triangular cross section is built up by gluing together three sections
(see figure). The beam is simply supported with span length L = 360 mm. Calculate the minimum
height of h if the allowable shear stress in the glued joints is 8 MPa. (Note: I =
base and height being b and h respectively)
for a triangle of
h/3
b=30mm
h/3
h/3
q = 10 N/mm
L = 360 mm
Transcribed Image Text:A laminated plastic beam of triangular cross section is built up by gluing together three sections (see figure). The beam is simply supported with span length L = 360 mm. Calculate the minimum height of h if the allowable shear stress in the glued joints is 8 MPa. (Note: I = base and height being b and h respectively) for a triangle of h/3 b=30mm h/3 h/3 q = 10 N/mm L = 360 mm
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