Solid Mechanics: Cantilever Beams & Loads on Neutral Axis

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In a cantilever beam subjected to a load at the free end, the normal stresses at a point on the neutral axis are indeed zero due to the absence of bending and axial stresses at that specific location. When constructing a Mohr circle for this point, the center of the circle is positioned at the origin, confirming that only shear stresses are present at the neutral axis. This conclusion is contingent upon the load being applied perpendicular to the beam axis.

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Hi,
In a cantilever beam with a load on the free end, at a point on the neutral axis, will the normal stresses (due to bending stress and axial stress) be zero? Or am i wrong? And if i was to draw a Mohr circle for that point at the neutral axis, would the center of the circle be the origin? I am assuming that because there are only shear stresses at that point.

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Agreed, as long as the long is perpendicular to the beam axis.
 

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