This document discusses calculating the ultimate bending strength of a fuselage structure. It provides an example problem of determining stresses in the stringers and skin of a fuselage cross-section due to an applied bending moment. The solution involves iteratively calculating the neutral axis position and effective area through trial and error, starting with an initial assumption that all materials are effective in tension. The results of the first trial are then used to refine the model for a second trial. Comparing the results shows an error of 14% in the neutral axis position between the first and second trials.