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19S- Review of shear stresses for steel beams.

June 18, 2025November 2, 2020 by Maged kamel

Review of shear stresses for beams, The relation between horizontal stresses and vertical stresses, and how to derive the shear stress for a rectangle.

16-A Solved Problem 5-10-Available Strength for short column.

July 23, 2025November 2, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief illustration for post 16-compression members

A Solved Problem 5-10 For The Available Strength Of A Column w16x26 which is a slender column.

8-Moment of inertia-Iy for right-angle triangle-case-1.

September 28, 2025November 1, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief data for post-8-inertia-Iy for a right-angle case 1.

How to estimate the moment of inertia-Iy for the right-angle triangle -case-1? This is done by using a vertical strip, Iy at Cg is also estimated.

18C-Cb value bracing at third points of a beam-U load.

July 29, 2024October 30, 2020 by Maged kamel

The post includes how to get Cb value bracing at third points of a beam-uniform load.

6b-Introduction to a solved problem for compound interest

July 6, 2025October 28, 2020 by Maged kamel

A Solved problem for compound interest. Different options are given, it is required to estimate the least value deposit as of today to get $10,000 after 4 years.

18b-Cb value-bracing at the midpoint of a beam-uniform load

July 29, 2024October 26, 2020 by Maged kamel

How to estimate the Cb value for a simple beam under uniform load with three braces?

The post includes how to get Cb value-bracing at the midpoint of the beam-for uniform loads for two cases which are simple beam and fixed end beam.

6a- Types of frequencies of compounding.

July 6, 2025October 20, 2020 by Maged kamel

The different frequencies for compounding.

The post includes The various types of frequencies of compounding . Starting by semi-annual, followed by quarterly, monthly, and daily.

18a-Cb-The coefficient of bending part-3 for steel beams.

July 29, 2024October 20, 2020 by Maged kamel

The post includes Cb The Coefficient Of Bending part-3 a . A review of the old cb coefficient with solved problems.

6- Easy approach to compounding technique.

July 6, 2025October 15, 2020 by Maged kamel

How to convert a linear function to an exponential function?

Approach to compounding technique. How to convert a simple interest to a compound interest? A given example is included with a given interest rate.

18-Cb-The coefficient of bending part 2 for steel beams.

June 20, 2025October 15, 2020 by Maged kamel

The post includes the CB the coefficient of bending for beams and how to get the value of CB for a simply supported beam under two concentrated loads?

1- Easy introduction to the Inverse of a Matrix-2×2 matrix.

September 22, 2025October 15, 2020 by Maged kamel

Easy introduction to Inverse of a Matrix-2x2 matrix.

How to get the inverse of a matrix by creating an identity matrix. A solved example is given for the inverse of a 2×2 matrix.

3- Matrix Operations-Part-1: A Simple Guide to Basics.

March 24, 2025October 12, 2020 by Maged kamel

Post-3-matrix-Matrix operations part 1-orthogonal matrix.

The post includes matrix operations-part-1, Definition of the scalar matrix, and addition &subtraction, and multiplication of matrices.

7-Moment of inertia for right-angle-Ix-Case-1.

September 28, 2025October 10, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief data for post-7-inertia-ix for right-angle case 1.

How to estimate the moment of inertia for right-angle-Ix – case No.1? two methods are used a horizontal strip and a vertical strip.

2- Easy introduction to bearing type connections-part-1.

September 19, 2025October 5, 2020 by Maged kamel

Brief illustration -post 2-bearing types connections-part 1

This is bearing Type connections-part-1. The points of discussion are about. What are the types of bearing connections and also include the types of failures?

17- Introduction to Cb-Bending coefficient part-1 for steel.

July 28, 2025October 1, 2020 by Maged kamel

Introduction to cb-bending coefficient or moment gradient factor Cb for beams. Two examples for evaluation for CB were included with step by step. procedures.