A wood beam AB supporting two concentrated loads P (see Fig:) has a rectangular cross-section of width b = 130 mm and height h = 150 mm (see Fig: b). The distance from each end of the beam to the nearest load is a = 1.0 m.
Determine the maximum permissible value Pmax of the loads if the allowable stress in bending is Oallow = 12 MPa and the allowable stress in horizontal shear is Tallow = 1.2 MPa. (Disregard the weight of the beam itself)