Shear stress in a standard steel shape

Several steps are required to solve this problem:

1. Consider equilibrium to determine the beam reactions at the pin and at the roller.

2. Construct the shear-force diagram for the beam to determine the shear force between x = 2 m and x = 3 m.

3. Compute the first moment of area Q for the specified points on the WT shape (i.e., H, K, and the centroid).

Shear stress in a standard steel shape