Q. Consider an elastic straight beam of length ๐ฟ = 10 ๐ m, with square cross-section of side a = 5 mm, and Youngโs modulus E = 200 GPa. This straight beam was bent in such a way that the two ends meet, to form a circle of mean radius R. Assuming that Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is applicable to this bending problem, the maximum tensile bending stress in the bent beam is_____MPa.
Sol:
By bending equation,