MecMovies 4.0 : M15.7: Combined Loadings

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Now that the necessary section properties are known, the stresses acting at $B$ can be calculated. The normal stress due to the axial force $F$ is:

$σ_{a x i a l} = \frac{(5.00 k N) (1, 000 n / k N)}{16, 000 m m^{2}} = 0.313 M P a$ (compression)