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If they are not on, make sure to click on the max and min tags once again to see the maximum and minimum stresses. The maximum theta-stress is 1697.63 psi and the minimum theta-stress is -1916.2 psi

Tau-r-theta

In the details window, click Tau-r-theta to bring up the stress distribution for shear stress.

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Click the probe tool in the menu bar. This will allow you to hover the cursor over the geometry at see the stress at that point. Hover the probe over points on the geometry far from the moment. You will notice that the stress is on the order of 10e-7. For a beam in pure bending, we assume that the shear stress is zero. However, ANSYS does not make this assumption: it calculates a value for shear stress at every point on the beam. Therefore, it is reassuring that the shear stress is almost negligible, which reinforces our assumption that is is zero.

Solution at r = 11.5 Inches

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Look again at the table containing the stresses along the path. Look to the bottom of the table to find the stress in the theta-direction at the midpoint of the bar. We find that sigma-theta at this point is 910.950 psi.

Finally, we will examine the shear stress at r = 11.5 in. In the outline window, click Tau-r-theta at r =11.5. Again, look at the bottom of the table. You will find that the shear stress is very small at this point as we mentioned above.