A flat steel bar, 28 mm wide by 3 mm thick and 1.5 m long, is bent by couples applied at the ends so that the midpoint deflection is 23 mm.  Compute the maximum stress in the bar.  Use E = 230 GPa.  Answer must be in MPa.

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A flat steel bar, 28 mm wide by 3 mm thick and 1.5 m long, is bent by couples applied at the ends so that the midpoint deflection is 23 mm.  Compute the maximum stress in the bar.  Use E = 230 GPa.  Answer must be in MPa.
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