Integral Method

1
w( x)  x 2
kN / m

• The location of the

resultant force is
given by the centroid
of the area under the 5m 2m

curve
L 5m 3

 
2
w ( x ) xdx x dx
x  0
L
 0

 w ( x ) dx 7 . 45 7.45 kN
0

2 5
x  2 5m
[x ]0
5 * 7 . 45
3m
x  3 .0 m
Integral Method – Example
• For a vertical bar,
simply integrate with
respect to y instead
of x
5m 5m
5m
Fr   w ( y ) dy  
2
y dy w ( y )  y kN / m
2
y0 y0

1
Fr 
3 5m
[ y ]0
3 2m
F r  41 . 7 kN