Geometry Method

10 kN/m

• The location of the

1m 3m 2m
resultant force is at
the center of mass of
the distributed load.
30 kN
1 1
x  x0  b  1m  * 3m
2 2
x  2 .5 m 2.5 m
Geometry Method – Example
5 kN/m
• For a triangular
distributed load, the
magnitude of the
4m 4m
resultant force is the
area of the triangle, 1
½*b*h Fr  b * h  . 5 * 5 kN * 4m
2 m
F r  10 kN