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Chapter 3

Figure 3.22
steel beam.

Uniformly distributed load with an FBD of the

Figure 3.23 Uniformly distributed load, with a concentrated

load, with an FBD of the steel beam.

Figure 3.24 Linear distribution due to hydrostatic pressure,

with an FBD of the retaining wall.
Support reactions for beams and other rigid bodies are calculated in the same manner employed for concentrated
loads. The equations of equilibrium,
gFx = 0; gFy = 0; and gM = 0
are still valid and necessary.