Shear Flow Example - calculate connector spacing - Mechanics of Materials

This is a video that provides and explanation of built-up shapes (first 5 minutes) and provides a detailed example of applying the shear flow relationships to determine the maximum spacing of screws for a built-up I beam. 0:00 - Overview of shear flow and built-up shapes 5:07 - Start of example problem 9:00 - Shear Diagram 11:30 - Basic design relationship with shear flow equation 15:51 - Calculating I, moment of inertia 18:04 - Calculating Q, first moment of area 24:13 - Solving for the maximum spacing