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Two toy blocks are stacked to form an L-shape. Each block has dimensions a = 17.9 mm and b = 53.7 mm. Determine the vertical distance from the table to the centroid of the shape.

Three toy blocks are glued together to form a beam that supports a vertical shear force of 97 N. Each block has dimensions a = 18 mm and b = 54 mm. Determine the horizontal shear stress in the glue between blocks (2) and (3). The moment of inertia around the horizontal centroidal axis of the beam is 2,808,108 mm4.

Three toy blocks are glued together to form a beam that supports a vertical shear force of 87 N. Each block has dimensions a = 12 mm and b = 36 mm. Determine the horizontal shear stress in the glue between blocks (2) and (3). The moment of inertia around the horizontal centroidal axis of the beam is 554,688 mm4.

A 36-N eagle sits on a tee-shaped post that has a diameter of 53 mm. Determine the magnitude of the largest normal stress in the vertical part of the post. Let a = 0.40 m be the distance from the eagle to the centroid of the post.

A cylindrical beam supports a shear force of 12.2 kN. The outside diameter is 64 mm, and the wall thickness is 4 mm. Determine the maximum horizontal shear stress in the beam.

Three toy blocks are glued together to form a beam that supports a vertical shear force of 99 N. Each block has dimensions a = 9 mm and b = 27 mm. Determine the horizontal shear stress in the glue between blocks (1) and (2). The moment of inertia around the horizontal centroidal axis of the beam is 175,507 mm4.

Two toy blocks are stacked to form a tee-shape. Each block has dimensions a = 22.3 mm and b = 66.9 mm. Determine the vertical distance from the table to the centroid of the shape.

A 2,580-lb dinosaur stands on a simply-supported beam. Determine the maximum bending moment in the beam. Let a = 7.6 ft and b = 5.1 ft.

Loads P = 847 N and Q = 417 N act on an oak beam. Determine the magnitude of the largest shear force (consider both positive and negative values) in the beam. Let a = 0.4 m and b = 1.1 m.

Four toy blocks are stacked to form a hollow-rectangular-tube shape. Each block has dimensions a = 17 mm and b = 51 mm. Determine the moment of inertia about the horizontal centroidal axis for the shape.