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REACTIONS
SHEAR FORCE DIAGRAMS
MOMENT DIAGRAMS
[EXAMPLES]
COSC321Haque 1
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q1:
3 ft P=6k
A B
12 (ft)
4.5k
-1.5k
4.5x3=13.5k-ft
COSC321Haque 2
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q2:
5k
A B
2 ft 10 ft
RB = 5(2) /10=1k
RA = 5 (10+2) /10
= 6k
1k
-5k
M = -5x2=-10 k-ft
COSC321Haque 3
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q3: Find reactions, Shear Force, Location of zero shear forced, Maximum
Moment, Mid-span moment.
w = 2 k/ft
A
B
10 ft 10 ft
2x10=20 k
w = 2 k/ft
A C
B
10 ft 10 ft RC = 5 k
RA = 15 k
[CHECK: Sum of all the forces Upward = sum of the all the forces downward
15 + 5 = 20 OK]
COSC321Haque 4
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
2x10=20 k
w = 2 k/ft
A C
B
10 ft 10 ft RC = 5 k
RA = 15 k
15
V=0
V (kips)
X = 15/2 = 7.5 ft -5
Mmax = 0.5(15 x 7.5) = 56.25 k-ft
M at B = 5 x 10 = 50 k-ft
M (k-ft)
COSC321Haque 5
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Q4: Find reactions, Support Moment; Draw Sear Force and Moment Lecture Notes
diagrams.
4k
D
A 0.25 k/ft
2 ft
B C
2k
5 ft 5 ft
4k
D
A 0.25 k/ft
2 ft
RBH B C
MB RBV 2k
5 ft 5 ft
V (kips)
8 + (0.5x1.25x5)
30.5 k-ft =11.125 k-ft
COSC321Haque 6
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q5: Calculate Reactions at A and B. Draw Shear Force Diagram. Find location of Zero Shear
force. Find the Maximum Moment. Draw the Moment Diagram.
P=12k
4 ft
4 k/ft
A B
12 (ft)
32
(12-5)=7 ft
16
4 V=0
V (k)
X=4/4 = 1ft
M (k-ft)
COSC321Haque 7
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q6: A simply supported beam with a triangularly distributed downward load is shown in Fig.
Calculate reaction; draw shear force diagram; find location of V=0; calculate maximum moment,
and draw the moment diagram.
F = (0.5x6x9) = 27k
6k/ft
x = (2/3)(9) = 6 ft
A B
9 ft
RB = (27k)(6)/9= 18k
RA = (27k)(9-6)/9= 9k
9k
Find X = ?
V=0 (Location at V=0)
V (6/9)(X)(X/2) = 9
X = √(9x18/6) =5.2 ft
X= 5.2’
M
Mmax = 9(5.2) – [0.5(6/9)(5.2)(5.2)](5.2/3) = 31.2 k-ft
COSC321Haque 8
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q7:
4 k/ft
A B C (hinge) D
16 ft 4 ft 8 ft
Calculate Reactions
C D
CY =16k
8 ft
RD =(4x8)/2=16k
CY =16k
4 k/ft
A B C (hinge)
16 ft 4 ft
COSC321Haque 9
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
32
26
16
V (k)
-16
X=26/4 = 6.5’ 4’ 4’
-38
M (k-ft)
COSC321Haque 10
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
3 ft P=6k
A B
12 (ft)
4.5k
Area
-1.5k
4.5x3=13.5k-ft
(4.5x3)-(1.5x9) = 0 k-ft
COSC321Haque 11
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Q9:
P=12k
4 ft
4 k/ft
A B
12 (ft)
32
(12-5)=7 ft
16
4 V=0
V (k)
X=4/4 = 1ft
M (k-ft)
COSC321Haque 12
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)
Dr. Mohammed E. Haque, P.E.
Lecture Notes
Thank you.
COSC321Haque 13
PDF_C8_b (Shear Forces and Bending Moments in Beams)