AA 540 Solution
AA 540 Solution
AA 540 Solution
A thin shelf bracket is as shown, and fixed to a wall at the left edge, and loaded on the top with
80 lb/in
2
stress at the top.
2"diameter holes
Thickness is 1/8"
E=10e6psi
Poissons ratio=0.3
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a. Deflections and stresses.
Deflection in y direction would be of interest. It is approximately 0.01744 inches at the free end of
bracket. The contour showing y displacement over the span of bracket is shown by fig. 2.
Fig. 2 Displacements in Y direction
However, the displacements in x direction and vector sum of both displacements- x & y are shown
below. (Fig. 3 and 4)
Fig. 3 Displacements in x direction
Fig. 4 Displacements vector sum
Stresses developed in the bracket are shown as follows:
Fig. 5 First Principal Stress
Fig. 6 Second Principal Stress
Fig. 7 Third Principal Stress
Fig. a Stress- x component Fig. b Stress- y component
Fig. 8 Stress intensity (max=6524.81 psi)
Fig. 9 Von-Mises stress (max= 6048.62 psi)
Fig.10 Shear stress in xy direction
Fig.11 Von Mises Stress at load P=33 lb/in (264 psi)