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Beams
Shear & Moment Diagrams
E. Evans
2/9/06
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Beams
Members that are slender and support
loads applied perpendicular to their
longitudinal axis.
Distributed Load, w(x)
Concentrated Load, P
Longitudinal
Axis
Span, L
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Types of Beams
Depends on the support configuration
FH
Pin
FH
FV
FV
Fixed
Roller
M
Fv
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Roller
FV
Pin
FV
FH
Propped Cantilever
Beam
a
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b
L
N
Pb/L
x
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Positive Directions
Shown!!!
Positive Directions
Shown!!!
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N
Pa/L
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L-x
10
6 7
8 kips
12 kips
12 ft
20 ft
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P = 20 kips
1
10
6 7
8 kips
12 kips
12 ft
20 ft
8 kips
(kips)
-12 kips
16
32
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(ft-kips)
48
64
80
96
72
48
24
x
V & M Diagrams
8 kips
P = 20 kips
12 kips
12 ft
20 ft
8 kips
(kips)
-12 kips
96 ft-kips
(ft-kips)
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V & M Diagrams
8 kips
P = 20 kips
12 kips
12 ft
20 ft
8 kips
(kips)
What is the area of
the blue rectangle?
96 ft-kips
-12 kips
96 ft-kips
(ft-kips)
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M( x ) V( x )dx
V( x ) w( x )dx
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Common Relationships
0
Constant
Linear
Constant
Linear
Parabolic
Linear
Parabolic
Cubic
Load
Shear
Moment
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Common Relationships
0
Constant
Constant
Constant
Linear
Linear
Linear
Parabolic
Load
Shear
Moment
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8 kN
1m
RA = 7 kN
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3m
1m
RC = 13 kN
12 kN
8 kN
1m
3m
8
7
V
1m
7
-15
(kN)
-5
7
M
(kN-m)
2.4 m
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