2020-09-17

Civil Engineering Mechanics

CVG2149

LEC4

SHEAR, BENDING MOMENT

DIAGRAMS ON BEAMS

CH.7

Concentrated Uniformly Linearly Distributed

Load Distributed Load
Load

Constant Linear
V L  Parabola (degree 2)
V  w  x 
2 

M Linear: Parabola (degree 2) Parabola (higher

 
Px w degree)
M M Lx  x 2
2 2

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APPLICATION
N/m SOLUTION:
• Taking entire beam as free-body,
calculate reactions at A and B.
N

m m • Determine equivalent internal force-

m m
couple systems at sections cut within
m
segments AC, CD, and DB.
Draw the shear and bending moment
• Plot results.
diagrams for the beam AB. The
distributed load of 40 N/m. extends
over 12 m. of the beam, from A to C,
and the 400 N load is applied at E.

N/m
SOLUTION:
• Taking entire beam as a free-body, calculate
N reactions at A and B.
m m M A  0:
m m
m

MB  0:
N

m m
m

 Fx  0 :

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• Note: The 400 N load at E may be replaced by a 400 N force

and 1600 Nm couple at D.
m
m
m • Evaluate equivalent internal force-couple systems
N/m
Nm at sections cut within segments AC, CD, and DB.

N N
N From A to C:
 Fy  0 :

M
N

at1  0:
N
N
From C to D:

 Fy  0 :
N

M at 2  0:

m
m m
N/m
Nm
• Evaluate equivalent internal force-couple
systems at sections cut within segments AC,
CD, and DB.
N N
N
From D to B:
N
 Fy  0 :
Nm

N
N M2  0 :

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m
• Plot results.
m m
From A to C: x = 12m
N/m
Nm

N N
N From C to D: x = 12-18m

N N
m m
m
N
Nm Nm x = 32m
Nm
From D to B:

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