clear// //Variable Declaration dw=8 //Depth of wooden section in inches da=0.4 //Depth og aluminium section in inches w=2 //Width of the section in inches n=40*3**-1 //Modular Ratio Ewd=1.5*10**6 //Youngs modulus of wood in psi Eal=10**7 //Youngs Modulus of aluminium in psi V_max=4000 //Maximum shear in lb b=24 //Inches L=72 //Length in inches P=6000 //Load on the beam in lb //Calculations I=w*dw**3*12**-1+2*(n*w*da**3*12**-1+n*da*4.2**2) //Moment of Inertia in in^4 //Part 1 Q=(w*dw*0.5)*2+(n*da)*(dw*0.5+da*0.5) //First Moment in in^3 tau_max=V_max*Q*I**-1*w**-1 //Maximum Shear Stress in psi //Part 2 delta_mid=(P*b)*(48*Ewd*I)**-1*(3*L**2-4*b**2) //Result printf("\n The maximum shear stress allowable is %0.0f psi",tau_max) printf("\n The deflection at the mid-span is %0.4f in",delta_mid)