half circle CL D 01

Problem Statement:
A cantilever beam is supported at A and loaded with a tapered distributed load. The maximum value of the distributed load is w = 34 lb/ft at A, and it tapers linearly to zero at B. If the beam is a = 7.4 ft long, and has a solid semicircular cross-section with a diameter of b = 2.4 in, find the maximum tensile and compressive normal flexural stress that the beam experiences.

Reactions:
$R_A$ =
$M_A$ =

Maximum Normal Stresses:
(use positive values for both responses)

$\sigma_{compressive}$ =

$\sigma_{tensile}$ =

be sure to include units with your answers