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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.

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.