Question 6.9: A timber beam 15 cm wide and 20 cm deep carries a uniformly ...
A timber beam 15 cm wide and 20 cm deep carries a uniformly distributed load over a span of 4 m and is simply supported. If the permissible stresses are 30 N/m² longitudinally and 3 N/mm² in transverse shear, calculate the maximum load which can be carried by the timber beam.
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