SFD and BMD (Questions)

Prepared By : Jitendra Singh Gill (Top educator on UNACADEMY, Ex- Scientific Officer BARC, Ex-Faculty
member MADE EASY and NEXT IAS ), for GATE/ESE Aspirants
Q1. The shear force V and bending moment M at the midpoint C of simple beam AB shown in the figure.
(a) 2.94 kN, 4.12 kN-m (b) 1.94 kN, 5.12 kN-m
(c) 0.94 kN, 6.12 kN-m (d) 0.94 kN, 4.12 kN-m
Q2. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) The cantilever beam AB shown in the figure.
(a) The shear force at a cross-section 0.5 m from the fixed support is 7 kN
(b) The shear force at a cross-section 0.5 m from the fixed support is 17 kN
(c) The bending moment 𝑀 at a cross-section located 3.5 m from the free end is 9.5 kN-m
(d) The maximum bending moment exists at the fixed support
Q3. Calculate the shear force 𝑉 and bending moment 𝑀 at a cross section just to the left of the 7 𝑘𝑁
load acting on the simple beam 𝐴𝐵 shown in the figure
Q4. The shear force V and bending moment M at the midpoint C of simple beam AB shown in the figure.
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Q5. The shear force 𝑉 and bending moment 𝑀 at the midpoint of the beam with overhangs (in figure).
Note that one load acts downward and the other upward, and clockwise moments 𝑃𝑏 are applied
at each support.
(a) The shear force 𝑉 at the midpoint of the beam is 𝑃.
(b) The bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam is zero.
(c) The magnitude of shear force in the left over hang portion is 𝑃.
(d) The shear force at the midpoint of the beam is zero.
Q6. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for a simple beam 𝐴𝐵 supporting two equal
concentrated loads 𝑃 (see figure).
Q7. A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 is subjected to a counterclockwise couple of moment 𝑀0 acting at distance 𝑎

from the left-hand support (see figure). Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for
this beam.
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Q8. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for a cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 carrying a uniform
load of intensity 𝑞 over one-half of its length (see figure).
Q9. The cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 shown in the figure is subjected to a concentrated load 𝑃 at the midpoint
and a counterclockwise couple of moment 𝑀1 = 𝑃𝐿/4 at the free end. Draw the shear-force and
bending-moment diagrams for this beam.
Q10. Beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is simply supported at 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 and has overhangs at each end (see figure). The span
length is 𝐿 and each overhang has length 𝐿/3. A uniform load of intensity 𝑞 acts along the entire
length of the beam. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for this beam.
Q11. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for a cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 acted upon by two
different load cases.
(a) A distributed load with linear variation and maximum intensity 𝑞0 (see figure part a)
(b) A distributed load with parabolic variation and maximum intensity 𝑞0 (see figure part b).
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Q12. The simple beam 𝐴𝐵 supports a triangular load of maximum intensity 𝑞0 = 1750 𝑁/𝑚 acting over
one-half of the span and a concentrated load 𝑃 = 350 𝑁 acting at midspan (see figure). Draw the
shear-force and bending moment diagrams for this beam.
Q13. The uniformly loaded beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶 has simple supports at 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 and an overhang 𝐵𝐶 (see figure).
Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for this beam.
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Q14. A beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶 with an overhang at one end supports a uniform load of intensity 12 𝑘𝑁/𝑚 and a
concentrated moment of magnitude 3 𝑘𝑁𝑚 at 𝐶 (see figure). Draw the shear-force and bending-
moment diagrams for this beam.
Q15. Consider the beam with an overhang shown in the figure.

(a) Determine the shear force 𝑉 and bending moment 𝑀 at a cross section located 5.5 𝑚 from the
left-hand end 𝐴.
(b) Find the required magnitude of load intensity 𝑞 acting on the right half of member 𝐵𝐶 that will
result in a zero-shear force on the cross section 5.5 𝑚 from 𝐴.
Q16. The beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶 shown in the figure is simply supported at 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 and has an overhang from
𝐵 𝑡𝑜 𝐶. The loads consist of a horizontal force 𝑃1 = 4 𝑘𝑁 acting at the end of a vertical arm and a
vertical force 𝑃2 = 8 𝑘𝑁 acting at the end of the overhang.
(a) Determine the shear force 𝑉 and bending moment 𝑀 at a cross section located 3 𝑚 from the
left-hand support. (𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒆: Disregard the widths of the beam and vertical arm and use centerline
dimensions when making calculations.)
(b) Find the value of load 𝑃2 that results in 𝑉 = 0 at a cross section located 2 𝑚 from the left-hand
support.
(c) If 𝑃2 = 8 𝑘𝑁, find the value of load 𝑃1 that results in 𝑀 = 0 at a cross section located 2 𝑚 from
the left-hand support.
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Q17. A cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 supports a couple and a concentrated load, as shown in the figure. Draw the
shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for this beam.
Q18. The simple beam 𝐴𝐵 shown in the figure is subjected to a concentrated load 𝑃 and a clockwise
couple 𝑀1 = 𝑃𝐿/3 acting at the third points. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams
for this beam.
Q19. A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 subjected to couples 𝑀1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3𝑀1 acting at the third points is shown in the
figure. Draw the shear-force and bending moment diagrams for this beam.
Q20. A curved bar ABC is subjected to loads in the form of two equal and opposite forces 𝑃, as shown in
the figure. The axis of the bar forms a semicircle of radius r. The axial force 𝑁, shear force 𝑉, and
bending moment 𝑀 acting at a cross section defined by the angel 𝜃 is shown in the figure below.
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(a) The axial force N acting at a cross section defined by the angel 𝜃 is 𝑃𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃
(b) The axial force N acting at a cross section defined by the angel 𝜃 is 𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
(c) The shear force V acting at a cross section defined by the angel 𝜃 is 𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
(d) The bending moment M acting at a cross section defined by the angel 𝜃 is 𝑃𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃.
Q21. At full draw, an archer applies a pull of 130 N to the bowstring of the bow shown in the figure. The
bending moment at the midpoint of the bow is
(a) 88 𝑁. 𝑚 (b) 208 𝑁. 𝑚

(c) 108 𝑁. 𝑚 (d) 308 𝑁. 𝑚
Q22. A simply supported beam AB supports a trapezoidally distributed load (see figure). The intensity of
the load varies linearly from 50 kN/m at support A to 25 kN/m at support B. Calculate the shear
force V and bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam.
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(a) The shear force V at the midpoint of the beam is 4.17 kN.
(b) The bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam is 85 kN-m
(c) The bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam is 75 kN-m
(d) Bending moment is zero at the hinge support
Q23. A simply supported beam ABC is loaded by a vertical load P acting at the end of a bracket BDE (see
figure).
(a) The shear force at a section which is located at a distance of 𝐿/2 from the roller support is 𝑃/2
(magnitude)
(b) The bending moment at a section which is located at a distance of 𝐿/2 from the roller support
is 𝑃𝐿/4 (magnitude)
(c) The shear force at a section which is located at a distance of 𝐿/5 from the hinge support is 𝑃/2
(magnitude)
(d) The bending moment at a section which is located at a distance of 𝐿/5 from the hinge support
is 𝑃𝐿/8 (magnitude)
Q24. A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 is loaded by two segments of uniform load and two horizontal forces acting at
the ends of a vertical arm (see figure). Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for
this beam.
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Q25. The shear-force diagram for a simple beam is shown in the figure. Determine the loading on the
beam and draw the bending-moment diagram, assuming that no couples act as loads on the beam.
Q26. The shear-force diagram for a beam is shown in the figure. Assuming that no couples act as loads
on the beam, determine the forces acting on the beam and draw the bending-moment diagram.
Q27. The compound beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸 shown in the figure consists of two beams (𝐴𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝐸) joined by a
hinged connection at 𝐷. The hinge can transmit a shear force but not a bending moment. The loads
on the beam consist of a 4 𝑘𝑁 force at the end of a bracket attached at point 𝐵 and a 2 𝑘𝑁 force at
the midpoint of beam 𝐷𝐸. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for this compound
beam.
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Q28. The inclined beam represents a ladder with the following applied loads: the weight (𝑊) of the
house painter and the distributed weight (𝑤) of the ladder itself.
(a) Find support reactions at 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵, then plot axial force (𝑁), shear (𝑉), and moment (𝑀)
diagrams. Label all critical 𝑁, 𝑉, and 𝑀 values and also the distance to points where any critical
ordinates are zero. Plot 𝑁, 𝑉, and 𝑀 diagrams normal to the inclined ladder.
(b) Repeat part (a) for the case of the ladder suspended from a pin at 𝐵 and traveling on a roller
support perpendicular to the floor at 𝐴.
Q29. The plane frame below consists of column 𝐴𝐵 and beam 𝐵𝐶 which carries a triangular distributed
load (see figure part a). Support 𝐴 is fixed, and there is a roller support at 𝐶. Column 𝐴𝐵 has a
moment release just below joint 𝐵.
(a) Find support reactions at 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶, then plot axial force (𝑁), shear-force (𝑉), and bending-
moment (𝑀) diagrams for both members. Label all critical 𝑁, 𝑉, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀 values and also the
distance to points where any critical ordinates are zero.
(b) Repeat part (a) if a parabolic lateral load acting to the right is now added on column 𝐴𝐵 (figure
part b).
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Q30. A simple supported beam with proportional loading (𝑃 = 4.1 𝑘𝑁) has span length 𝐿 = 5 𝑚. Load
𝑃 is 1.2 𝑚 from support 𝐴 and load 2𝑃 is 1.5 𝑚 from support 𝐵. The bending moment just left of
load 2𝑃 is approximately:
(a) 5.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 6.2 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(c) 9.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 10.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Q31. A simply supported beam is loaded as shown in the figure. The bending moment at point 𝐶 is
approximately:
(a) 5.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 6.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(c) 6.8 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 9.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
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Q32. A cantilever beam is loaded as shown in the figure. The bending moment at 0.5 𝑚 from the
support is approximately:
(a) 12.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 14.2 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(c) 16.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 18.5 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Q33. An 𝐿-shaped beam is loaded as shown in the figure. The bending moment at the midpoint of span
𝐴𝐵 is approximately:
(a) 6.8 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 10.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(c) 12.3 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 15.5 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Q34. A 𝑇-shaped simple beam has a cable with force 𝑃 anchored at 𝐵 and passing over a pulley at 𝐸, as
shown in the figure. The bending moment just left of 𝐶 is 1.25 𝑘𝑁𝑚. The cable force 𝑃 is
approximately:
(a) 2.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 3.9 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(c) 4.5 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 6.2 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
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Q35. A simple beam (𝐿 = 9 𝑚) with attached bracket 𝐵𝐷𝐸 has force 𝑃 = 5 𝑘𝑁 applied downward at 𝐸.
The bending moment just right of 𝐵 is approximately:
(a) 6 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 10 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
(c) 19 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 22 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Q36. A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 with an overhang 𝐵𝐶 is loaded as shown in the figure. The bending moment at
the midspan of 𝐴𝐵 is approximately:
(a) 8 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 12 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
(c) 17 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (d) 21 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Q37. A cantilever 5 𝑚 long, carries a point load of 5 𝑘𝑁 at free end and uniformly distributed load of
2 𝑘𝑁/𝑚 throughout its length. What is maximum bending moment in cantilever.
(a) 100 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (b) 75 𝑘𝑁𝑚
(c) 50 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (d) 25 𝑘𝑁𝑚
Q38. A cantilever 8 𝑚 long carries a point load of 5 𝑘𝑁 at its free end and a 5 𝑘𝑁 load at the middle.
What is bending moment at the middle section of cantilever?
(a) 10 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (b) 20 𝑘𝑁𝑚
(c) 40 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (d) None of these
Q39. A cantilever 10 𝑚 long, carries a 𝑢. 𝑑. 𝑙. of 2 𝑘𝑁/𝑚 run starting from free end and upto its middle
section. BM at the fixed end of cantilever is
(a) 25 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (b) 65 𝑘𝑁𝑚
(c) 75 𝑘𝑁𝑚 (d) None of these
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Q40. A cantilever 8 𝑚 long carries a 𝑢. 𝑑. 𝑙. through its length. If the maximum bending moment is
3200 𝑁𝑚, the rate of loading is
(a) 150 𝑁/𝑚 (b) 125 𝑁/𝑚
(c) 100 𝑁/𝑚 (d) 50 𝑁/𝑚
Q41. A cantilever 6 𝑚 long, carries a point load of 100 𝑘𝑁 at its free end and a load 𝑊 at its middle. If
maximum bending moment in cantilever is 900 𝑘𝑁𝑚, what is the value of load 𝑊
(a) 50 𝑘𝑁 (b) 100 𝑘𝑁
(c) 125 𝑘𝑁 (d) None of these
Q 22. Consider the following statements for SFD and BMD. Which of the statement is WRONG?
(a) The rate of change of the shear force at any point on the axis of the beam is equal to the
negative of the intensity of the distributed load at the same point.
(b) If there is no load on a segment of beam then shear force is constant in that part of the
beam.
(c) If the distributed load is uniform along part of the beam, then shear force varies linearly in
that part of the beam.
(d) the difference in the shear values between any two points on the shear forced diagram is
equal to area of the bending moment diagram between those two points.
(The sign conventions for these loads are as follows: Distributed loads and concentrated loads are
positive when they act downward on the beam and negative when they act upward. A couple acting as a
load on a beam is positive when it is counterclockwise and negative when it is clockwise.)
Q43. Consider the following statements for SFD and BMD. Which of the statement is WRONG?
(a) The rate of change of bending moment at any point on the axis of a beam is equal to the shear
force at that same point.
(b) At a point where a concentrated load acts, the bending moment diagram is non differentiable.
(c) The difference in values between any two points on the bending moment diagram is equal to
the area under the shear force diagram between those same to points.
(d) Rate of change of shear force at any point on the axis of beam is equal to bending moment at
the same point.
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Q44. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) Consider simple beam 𝐴𝐵 supporting two equal concentrated loads 𝑃 (see figure).
Which of the following statements are TRUE?

(a) The shear force at the mid-section of the beam is zero.
(b) Bending moment at the mid-section is zero.
(c) The slope of the bending moment diagram between the loads is zero.
(d) The slope of the bending moment diagram between support 𝐴 and concentrated load 𝑃
(Left one) is 𝑃.
Q55. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 is subjected to a counterclockwise couple of moment 𝑀0 acting at
distance 𝑎 from the left-hand support (see figure).

(a) Shear forces is constant throughout the beam.
(b) Shear force varies linearly along the length of the beam.
(c) Bending moment is maximum at the point where concentrated couple 𝑀0 is applied.
(d) There is sudden change in the bending moment diagram at distance 𝑎 from support 𝑎.
Q46. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) Consider a cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 carrying a uniform load of intensity 𝑞 over one-half of its
length (see figure).
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(a) Shear force is constant in half portion of the beam which is closed to fixed end.
(b) Bending moment is maximum at the fixed support 𝐴.
(c) The bending moment at a distance 𝐿/2 from the fixed end is 𝑞𝐿2 /16.
(d) Shear force at the fixed end is 𝑞𝐿/2.
Q47. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) The cantilever beam 𝐴𝐵 shown in the figure is subjected to a concentrated load 𝑃 at the
midpoint and a counterclockwise couple of moment 𝑀1 = 𝑃𝐿/4 at the free end.

(a) Shear force is constant in half portion of the beam which is closed to fixed end.
(b) Shear force is zero in half portion of the beam which is closed to free end.
(c) Bending moment is constant in half portion of the beam which is closed to free end.
(d) Bending moment varies parabolically between fixed end 𝐴 and load 𝑃.
Q48. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) The simple beam 𝐴𝐵 shown in the figure is subjected to a concentrated load 𝑃 and a
clockwise couple 𝑀1 = 𝑃𝐿/3 acting at the third points.

(a) The maximum value of shear force in the beam is 2𝑃/3.
(b) The maximum value of bending moment in the beam is 2𝑃𝐿/9.
(c) The maximum value of shear force in the beam is 𝑃/3.
(d) The maximum value of bending moment in the beam is 4𝑃𝐿/9.
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Q49. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 subjected to couples 𝑀1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3𝑀1 acting at the third points is shown in
the figure.
(a) The shear force is constant throughout the beam.
(b) The maximum value of bending moment in the beam is 7𝑀1 /3.
(c) The maximum value of shear force in the beam is 2𝑀1 /𝐿.
(d) Bending moment varies parabolically between support 𝐴 and couple 𝑀1 .
Q50. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) A simply supported beam 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is loaded by a vertical load 𝑃 acting at the end of a bracket
𝐵𝐷𝐸 (see figure).

(a) Shear force changes it sign at point 𝐵 in the beam.
(b) The maximum value of bending moment in the beam is 5𝑃𝐿/8.
(c) The maximum value of bending moment in the beam is 3𝑃𝐿/8.
(d) The shear force varies linearly and bending moment varies parabolically between point
𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶.
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Q51. The beam ABCD shown in the figure has overhangs at each end and carries a uniform load of
intensity q. For what ratio 𝑏/𝐿 will the bending moment at the midpoint of the beam be zero?
(a) If the ratio 𝑏/𝐿 is 1/3 the bending moment at the midpoint of the beam be zero.
(b) If the ratio 𝑏/𝐿 is 1/2 the bending moment at the midpoint of the beam be zero.
(c) The bending moment at point B is 𝑞𝑏2 /2.
(d) The bending moment at point B is 𝑞(𝐿 + 𝑏)2 /2
Q52. The simply supported beam ABCD is loaded by a weight w = 27 kN through the arrangement shown
in the figure . The cable passes over a small frictionless pulley at B and is attached at E to the end of
the vertical arm.
(a) The axial force at a section C which is just left of vertical arm CE is approximately 21.6 kN
(compression)
(b) The axial force at a section C which is just left of vertical arm CE is approximately 21.6 kN
(Tension)
(c) The shear force at a section C which is just left of vertical arm CE is approximately 7.2 kN
(d) The bending moment at a section C which is just left of vertical arm CE is approximately 50.4
kN
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Q53. The beam ABC shown in the figure is simply supported at A and B and has an overhang from B to C.
The loads consist of a horizontal force 𝑃1 = 4 𝑘𝑁 acting at the end of a vertical arm and a
vertical force 𝑃2 = 8 𝑘𝑁 acting at the end of the overhang.
(a) The shear force V at a cross-section located 3 m from the left support is 1.5 kN
(b) The shear force V at a cross-section located 3 m from the left support is 0.5 kN
(c) The bending moment M at a cross-section located 3 m from the left support is 9 kN-m
(d) The bending moment M at a cross-section located 3 m from the left support is 7 kN-m
Q54. Under cruising conditions, the distributed load acting on the wing of a small airplane has the
idealized variation shown in the figure. Calculate the shear force V and bending moment M at the
inboard end of the wing.
(a) The bending moment M at the inboard end of the wing is approximately 15.5 kN-m
(b) The shear force V at the inboard end of the wing is approximately 6.04 kN
(c) The bending moment M at the inboard end of the wing is approximately 25.5 kN-m
(d) The Shear force V at the inboard end of the wing is approximately 16.5 kN
Q55. A simple beam AB subjected to couples 𝑀1 and 3𝑀1 acting at the points as shown in the figure.
Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for this beam.
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Q56. Beam ABCD is simply supported at B and C and has overhangs at each end (see figure). The span
length is L and each overhang has length L/3. A uniform load of intensity q acts along the entire
length of the beam.
(a) The shear force at point A and point D is zero.

(b) The bending moment at point B and C is 𝑞𝐿2 /18 (magnitude)
(c) The maximum bending moment anywhere in the beam is 5𝑞𝐿2 /72(magnitude)
(d) The maximum bending moment anywhere in the beam is 11𝑞𝐿2 /72 (magnitude)
Q57. The cantilever beam AB shown in the figure is subjected to a triangular load acting throughout one-
half of its length and a concentrated load acting at the free end. The shear force and bending
moment will be
(a) 4.5 kN, 11.33 kN-m (b) 5.5 kN, 11.33 kN-m
(c) 4.5 kN, 13.33 kN-m (d) 5.5 kN, 13.33 kN-m
Q58. A beam ABC with an overhang at one end supports a uniform load of intensity 12 kN/m and a
concentrated moment of magnitude 3 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 at C (see figure).
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(a) Shear force in portion BC is zero.

(b) The bending moment portion BC is 3 kN-m
(c) Shear force at the hinge support A is 15.34 kN
(d) The bending moment at point B i.e. at hinge support is zero
(a) The maximum bending moment anywhere in the beam is 9.8 kN-m.
(b) The maximum bending moment anywhere in the beam is 19.8 kN-m.
(c) The maximum shear force anywhere in the beam is 15.34 kN
(d) The maximum shear force anywhere in the beam is 18.34 kN
(a) 1.28 m from hinge support (b) 1.28 m from roller support
(c) 1.58 m from hinge support (d) 1.48 m from roller support
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Q61. A simple beam ABC is loaded by two segments of uniform load and two horizontal forces acting at
the ends of a vertical arm (in figure) Draw the shear-force and bending moment diagrams for this
beam.
Q62. Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams for a cantilever beam AB supporting a
linearly varying load of maximum intensity 𝑞0 (in Figure).
Q63. The cantilever beam AB shown in the figure is subjected to a triangular load acting throughout one-
half of its length and a concentrated load acting at the free end. Draw the shear-force and bending-
moment diagrams for this beam.
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Q2. (𝑴𝑺𝑸) The cantilever beam AB shown in the figure.

(d) The maximum bending moment exists at the fixed support

(a) The shear force 𝑉 at the midpoint of the beam is 𝑃.

(b) The bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam is zero.

(d) The shear force at the midpoint of the beam is zero.

Q7. A simple beam 𝐴𝐵 is subjected to a counterclockwise couple of moment 𝑀0 acting at distance 𝑎

Q15. Consider the beam with an overhang shown in the figure.

(a) 88 𝑁. 𝑚 (b) 208 𝑁. 𝑚

(a) 5.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 6.2 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(a) 5.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 6.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(a) 12.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 14.2 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(a) 6.8 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 10.1 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

(a) 2.7 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 (b) 3.9 𝑘𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

(b) Bending moment is maximum at the fixed support 𝐴.

(d) Shear force at the fixed end is 𝑞𝐿/2.

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

(a) The shear force is constant throughout the beam.

(d) Bending moment varies parabolically between support 𝐴 and couple 𝑀1 .

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

(c) The bending moment at point B is 𝑞𝑏2 /2.

(d) The bending moment at point B is 𝑞(𝐿 + 𝑏)2 /2

(a) The shear force at point A and point D is zero.

(a) Shear force in portion BC is zero.

(c) The maximum shear force anywhere in the beam is 15.34 kN

(d) The maximum shear force anywhere in the beam is 18.34 kN

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