Axially loaded members - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

column A long, relatively slender, supporting pillar. A column is usually loaded axially in compression. beam A horizontal structural member, such as a girder, rafter, or purlin, that transversely supports a load and transfers the load to vertical members, such as columns and walls girder A large principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, or a combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points along its length. Joist A piece of lumber two or four inc...

Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR Mechanics of Materials An Integrated Learning System 3rd Edition By Timothy A. Philpot (Instructors Solution Manual) CONTENTS Philpot MoM 3rd 1. Stress 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Normal Stress Under Axial Loading 1.3 Direct Shear Stress 1.4 Bearing Stress 1.5 Stresses on Inclined Sections 1.6 Equality of Shear Stresses on Perpendicular Planes 2. Strain 2.1 Displacement, Deformation, and the Concept of Strain 2.2 Normal Strain 2.3 Shear Strain 2.4 Therm...