Determine the shear stress distribution from the torsion

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The figure shows a cantilever beam with a thin-walled box cross-section. The beam is loaded by a downward tip force P with vertical line of action in y = -a. The dimensions of the cross-section are given in terms of a as shown in the figure and the wall thickness is t for all flanges.

a) Find the distribution of the shear force Q_z and the torsion moment M_x.

b) Determine the shear stress distribution from the shear force Q_z.

c) Determine the shear stress distribution from the torsion moment M_x.

d) Determine the resulting shear stress distribution by combining the results in b) and c), and find the maximum shear stress τ_max.

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