Calculating Bending Moment and Microstrain in Hollow Circular Beam

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The discussion focuses on calculating the bending moment and microstrain in a hollow circular beam with specific dimensions and applied force. The correct moment of inertia was determined to be 599.29 x 10^-6 m^4, but there was confusion regarding the bending moment, initially miscalculated as 50 kNm instead of the correct 100 kNm. The participant calculated microstrain using the modulus of elasticity and bending moment, arriving at a value of approximately 44.92 microstrain. There were also errors in unit conversions, particularly with the measurement of 'y', which should be in meters rather than millimeters. The importance of drawing a free-body diagram and understanding static equilibrium for accurate calculations was emphasized.
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Homework Statement



Hollow circular beam with outside diameter 350mm, and wall thickness of 60mm

E=60 Gpa

beam length 2m

Force applied to beam at midpoint of beam (1m from each end)

F=200KN

Force applie from the Top down, Ra , and rb from bottom up


Homework Equations



Used o(bending)=My/I





The Attempt at a Solution



Got I correct as 599.29x10^-6(m^4)

I think the bending moment is 100knm, but put in 50knm(wrong)

I was wondering if y=0.175(half of outside diameter in metres)

i got 14.60MPA(10^9) by doing, 50,000[bending moment]*0.175[y]/599.29*10^-6


When replacing 50,000 with 100,000 i get 29.201MPA, and for the microstrain i get:

E=65*10^9=29.201221*10^6/strain

rearrange for strain

strain = 29.201*10^6/65*10^9 = 44.92495067*10^ -5 or 44.92 microstrain
 

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y is measured in meters, not meter^2.

Bending moment is measured in N-m

You need to brush up on units and how to calculate bending moments.
 
SteamKing said:
y is measured in meters, not meter^2.

Bending moment is measured in N-m

You need to brush up on units and how to calculate bending moments.

that was a mistake, an editing error

as later shown, y=0.175mm, ( which is the half of outside diameter )

could you eloborate on what i need to brush up on, where i can attain this information?
 
Add to the list above, need to work on metric system. Half of 350 mm is 175 mm, not 0.175 mm (which is a teeny-tiny measurement)

Working out bending moments starts with drawing a free-body diagram of the beam and figuring out the loads.

Once the FBD is in static equilibrium, you can construct the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam.

By inspection of the beam, it's easy to see that Rl = Rr = 100 kN. You should be able to figure out the moment from this information.
 
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