Bending Stress

civil-bending-stress

Bending Stress

civil

Beams

\sigma = \frac{My}{I}

Stress due to bending moment

Linear elastic, pure bending; plane sections remain plane

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  {
    "symbol": "σ",
    "name": "Bending Stress",
    "unit": "Pa",
    "siUnit": "Pa",
    "imperialUnit": "psi"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "M",
    "name": "Bending Moment",
    "unit": "N·m",
    "siUnit": "N·m",
    "imperialUnit": "ft·lbf"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "y",
    "name": "Distance from NA",
    "unit": "m",
    "siUnit": "m",
    "imperialUnit": "in"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "I",
    "name": "Moment of Inertia",
    "unit": "m⁴",
    "siUnit": "m⁴",
    "imperialUnit": "in⁴"
  }
]

σ, M, y, I

bending, stress, moment, flexure

false