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Eccentric Load on a Steel Post

A 50 kN load at 40 mm eccentricity on a 60 × 60 mm post: axial stress of 13.89 MPa plus bending stress of 55.56 MPa gives −69.4 MPa on the load side and +41.7 MPa on the opposite side.

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