Question: Consider a beam having open cross - section, 9 0 - deg L shape cross - section ( shown below ) . The beam is

Consider a beam having open cross-section, 90-deg L shape cross-section (shown below). The beam is made from titanium grade 5. The wall thickness, \( t \), is uniform and much smaller than the flange distance, \( a \).
The centroid is located at: \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} a \) to the right of the common corner.
a) Determine the moments of inertia of this \(\mathrm{c}/\mathrm{s}\).(20 pts)
b) Determine the shear flow distribution over the cross section associated with the shear force \( S_{y}\), and sketch (draw) the result. Please start your calculation at the top of the flange. (30 pts )
c) Demonstrate that the force created by the shear flow in the vertical direction is equal to \( S_{\mu}\)(15 pts)
d) What is the maximum shear stress on the cross section associated with the transverse shear load, \( S_{y}\)? At what point is it found? (10 pts)
e) Determine the location of the shear center. Explain physically using equations, why the shear center is in such location. (15 pts)
f) If an additional torque, \( T \), is applied to the structure at the shear center, what is the shear stress in the structure and where is it maximum? (10 pts )
Consider a beam having open cross - section, 9 0

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