School of Mechanical Engineering

1. A mass less beam has a loading pattern as shown in the figure. The beam is of rectangular cross-section with
a width of 30 mm and height of 100 mm. Where do you think the maximum bending occurs? Solve for the
maximum magnitude of bending stress.

3. The shear force diagram of a loaded beam is shown in the following figure: The maximum Bending
Moment of the beam is:

Instruction: Without writing shear and moment equations, draw the shear and moment diagrams for the
beams specified in the following problems. Give numerical values at all change of loading positions and
at all points of zero shear.

4. Beam loaded as shown in figure.

3. Beam loaded as shown in figure.

4. Beam loaded as shown in figure.

5. Beam loaded as shown in figure.

 School of Mechanical Engineering

In the following problems, draw moment and load diagrams corresponding to the given shear diagrams. Specify
values at all change of load positions and at all points of zero shear.

6. Shear diagram as shown in the figure below.

7. Shear diagram as shown in the figure below.

8. A truck and trailer combination crossing a 12-m span has axle loads of 10, 20, and 30 kN separated
respectively by distances of 3 and 5 m. Compute the maximum moment and maximum shear
developed in the span.