FACULTY OF CIVIL &

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT : STRUCTURE AND
MATERIAL ENGINEERING
TITLE : SHEAR FORCE IN A BEAM

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EDITION :
REVIEW NO :
EFFECTIVE
DATE :

2
11/02/20
09

AMENDMENT 11/02/20
DATE :
09

Result
Mass (g)

Load (N)

Force (N)

Experimental
Shear Force (N)

0
0
0
200
1.962
1.2
250
2.453
1.4
300
2.943
1.7
350
3.433
2.0
400
3.924
2.3
450
4.415
2.6
*Use any mass between 200g and 500g

No
1
2
3

W1
(N)
200g
1.962
1.962
1.962

W2
(N)
200g
0
1.962
1.962

Force
(N)
-0.6
2.1
0.8

Experimen
tal Shear
Force (N)
-0.6
2.1
0.8

0
1.2
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.6

RA
(N)

RB
(N)

2.58
1.78
1.15

-0.62
2.14
2.77

Theoretical
Shear Force
(N)
0
1.34
1.67
2.01
2.34
2.68
3.01

Theoretica
l Shear
Force (N)
0.62
1.78
1.16