MT-1620 al.2002 Single ce‖ Box Beam Figure 15.6 Representation of geometry of single cell box beam modulus-weighted centroid of 4 flange and stiffener area used as origin Breakdown the problem Axial Bending stresses Each flange /stiffener has some area associated with it and it carries axial stress only(assume oxx is constant within each flange/stiffener area) Paul A Lagace @2001 Unit 15-7MIT - 16.20 Fall, 2002 Single Cell “Box Beam” Figure 15.6 Representation of geometry of single cell box beam modulus-weighted centroid of flange and stiffener area used as origin Breakdown the problem… (a) Axial Bending Stresses: Each flange/stiffener has some area associated with it and it carries axial stress only (assume σxx is constant within each flange/stiffener area) Paul A. Lagace © 2001 Unit 15 - 7