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The bent bar component shown in the figure has a width of $b=74mm,$ and a depth of $d=32mm.$ At the free end of the bar, load $P$

is applied at an eccentricity of $e=96mm$ from the $x$ centroidal axis. The yield strength of the bar is $295$MPa. If a factor of safety of

$2\mathrm{.}0$ is required, what is the maximum load $P$ that can be applied to the bar?

$b$

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