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A cylindrical beam supports a shear force of 15.4 kN. The outside diameter is 58 mm, and the wall thickness is 4 mm. Determine the maximum horizontal shear stress in the beam.

A cylindrical beam supports a shear force of 15.2 kN. The outside diameter is 48 mm, and the wall thickness is 5 mm. Determine the maximum horizontal shear stress in the beam.

A 1,480-lb dinosaur stands on a simply-supported beam. Determine the maximum bending moment in the beam. Let a = 11.1 ft and b = 6.8 ft.

Five toy blocks are glued together to form a beam that supports a shear force of 137 N. Each block has dimensions a = 18 mm and b = 54 mm. Determine the horizontal shear stress in the glue between blocks (4) and (5).

Force P = 37 lb is applied to a wrench that has dimensions a = 5.5 in., b = 0.75 in., and c = 0.29 in. Determine the magnitude of the largest bending stress in the handle of the wrench.

Force P = 30 lb is applied to a wrench that has dimensions a = 5.7 in., b = 0.83 in., and c = 0.30 in. Determine the magnitude of the largest bending stress in the handle of the wrench.

Six toy blocks are glued together to form a beam that supports a shear force of 163 N. Each block has dimensions a = 16 mm and b = 48 mm. Determine the horizontal shear stress in the glue between blocks (4) and (5).

A 1,980-lb dinosaur stands on a simply-supported beam. Determine the maximum bending moment in the beam. Let a = 8.4 ft and b = 5.2 ft.

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.