Gere & Goodno — Applications of Plane Stress: Problem 8.4-17

8.4-17 An IPN 300 steel beam is fixed at A. The beam has length \(L = 2 \text{ m}\) and is subjected to a linearly varying distributed load with peak intensity \(q_0 = 12 \text{ kN/m}\). Calculate the state of plane stress at point \(C\) located \(75 \text{ mm}\) below the top of the beam at mid-span. Also find the principal normal stresses and the maximum shear stress at \(C\). Include the weight of the beam. See Table F-2, Appendix F, for beam properties.