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Mechanics of Materials-II: Dr. Nusrat Hoque Shear Center

The document discusses the concept of shear center in mechanics of materials. It explains that for non-symmetrical cross sections, applying a shear force through the centroid will cause twisting due to internal shear flow. To prevent this, the shear force can be applied at the shear center, which is the offset position where the torque caused by the shear force balances the torque caused by the reaction shear flow. It provides an example problem of calculating the shear center of a channel section when subjected to a vertical shear force.

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Mechanics of Materials-II: Dr. Nusrat Hoque Shear Center

The document discusses the concept of shear center in mechanics of materials. It explains that for non-symmetrical cross sections, applying a shear force through the centroid will cause twisting due to internal shear flow. To prevent this, the shear force can be applied at the shear center, which is the offset position where the torque caused by the shear force balances the torque caused by the reaction shear flow. It provides an example problem of calculating the shear center of a channel section when subjected to a vertical shear force.

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Mechanics of

Materials-II
Dr. Nusrat Hoque
Shear Center
Shear Center
• Let us consider a channel section cantilevered from
a fixed support and is subjected to force P.
• If the force is applied along the once vertical
unsymmetrical axis that passes through the centroid
C of the cross section, the channel will not only
bend downward but it will also twist clockwise as
shown.
Shear Center
• So far we have looked at cross sections that are
symmetrical, but what happens when we will have a
shear force acting through the centroid of the non-
symmetrical cross section.
• It will twist. The reason behind this is the internal shear
flow which causes a net torque in the cross section.
Shear Center
• We usually look at the shear flow in terms of action shear
flow, but it is the reaction shear flow that causes the
twisting.
• So how to overcome it? We can apply the shear force at
an offset such that the torque causes by the shear fore
balance the torque caused by the reaction shear flow.
The position of this offset is what we called our shear
center.
Shear Center
• We can calculate the shear center e by taking the sum of
the moments about O for the forces acting due to q and
equate that to the moment caused by P acting at e.
Shear Center
• For more details read strength of
materials by singer and Pytel article
13.7 and 13.8
Shear Center Problem
• If the vertical shear force acting on
the thin-walled channel section in
fig is 2000 N, compute and illustrate
the shear flow and determine the
shear center.
Shear Center Problem
Shear Center Problem
Shear Center Problem
Shear Center Problem
(2.5)2503
• 𝐼= + 2 2.5 100 1252 = 11.07𝑥106
12
Problems on shear center
• Determine the location of the shear centre O of a
beam of a uniform thickness of 3 mm having the
cross-section shown in Fig.

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