This article will deal primarily with Bending.
Here are the basic stresses we may commonly encounter. So, before I get too old and befuddled myself, let me have a shot at explaining this in a way that will hopefully prove more accessible to those who have not spent a life-time juggling numbers to calculate such stuff. While all this information is available in text books and now on line … all my life as an engineer, I’ve heard the comment, ‘this is too complex for me’….
BASICS of Stress, Loads, Strength of Materials & how they relate The basics required to calculate the strength of a loaded beam.
