PROBLEM 7.

37
For the beam and loading shown, (a) draw the shear and bending-moment
diagrams, (b) determine the maximum absolute values of the shear and
bending moment.

SOLUTION
Free body: Entire beam

M A = 0: E (6 ft) (6 kips)(2 ft) (12 kips)(4 ft) (4.5 kips)(8 ft) = 0

E = +16 kips

E = 16 kips

Fx = 0: Ax = 0
Fy = 0: Ay + 16 kips 6 kips 12 kips 4.5 kips = 0
Ay = +6.50 kips

(a)

A = 6.50 kips

Shear and bending moment

Just to the right of A:
V1 = +6.50 kips M1 = 0

Just to the right of C:

Fy = 0: 6.50 kips 6 kips V2 = 0
M 2 = 0: M 2 (6.50 kips)(2 ft) = 0

V2 = +0.50 kips
M 2 = +13 kip ft

Just to the right of D:

Fy = 0: 6.50 6 12 V3 = 0
M 3 = 0: M 3 (6.50)(4) (6)(2) = 0

V3 = +11.5 kips
M 3 = +14 kip ft

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PROBLEM 7.37 (Continued)

Just to the right of E:

Fy = 0: V4 4.5 = 0
M 4 = 0: M 4 (4.5)2 = 0
VB = M B = 0

At B:

V4 = +4.5 kips
M 4 = 9 kip ft

|V |max = 11.50 kips

(b)

| M |max = 14.00 kip ft

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PROBLEM 7.39
For the beam and loading shown, (a) draw the shear and bending-moment
diagrams, (b) determine the maximum absolute values of the shear and
bending moment.

SOLUTION
Free body: Entire beam

M A = 0: B(5 m) (60 kN)(2 m) (50 kN)(4 m) = 0

B = +64.0 kN

B = 64.0 kN

Fx = 0: Ax = 0
Fy = 0: Ay + 64.0 kN 6.0 kN 50 kN = 0
Ay = +46.0 kN

(a)

A = 46.0 kN

Shear and bending-moment diagrams.

From A to C:
Fy = 0: 46 V = 0
M y = 0: M 46 x = 0

V = +46 kN
M = (46 x)kN m

From C to D:
Fy = 0: 46 60 V = 0

V = 14 kN

M j = 0: M 46 x + 60( x 2) = 0
M = (120 14 x)kN m

For

x = 2 m: M C = +92.0 kN m

For

x = 3 m: M D = +78.0 kN m

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PROBLEM 7.62*
In order to reduce the bending moment in the cantilever beam
AB, a cable and counterweight are permanently attached at end
B. Determine the magnitude of the counterweight for which the
maximum absolute value of the bending moment in the beam is
as small as possible and the corresponding value of |M |max .
Consider (a) the case when the distributed load is permanently
applied to the beam, (b) the more general case when the
distributed load may either be applied or removed.

SOLUTION
M due to distributed load:
M J = 0: M

x
wx = 0
2
1
M = wx 2
2

M due to counter weight:

M J = 0: M + xw = 0
M = wx

(a)

Both applied:
M = Wx

w 2
x
2

dM
W
= W wx = 0 at x =
dx
w

And here M =

W2
> 0 so Mmax; Mmin must be at x = L
2w

So M min = WL
so

1 2
wL . For minimum | M |max set M max = M min ,
2
W2
1
= WL + wL2
2w
2

or

W 2 + 2 wLW w2 L2 = 0

W = wL 2w2 L2 (need + )

W = ( 2 1) wL = 0.414 wL

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PROBLEM 7.62* (Continued)

(b)

w may be removed
M max =

Without w,

With w (see Part a)

W 2 ( 2 1) 2 2
=
wL
2w
2

M max = 0.0858 wL2

M = Wx
M max = WL at A
M = Wx

w 2
x
2

W2
W
at x =
2w
w
1 2
= WL wL at x = L
2

M max =
M min

For minimum M max , set M max (no w) = M min (with w)

WL = WL +

1 2
1
wL W = wL
2
4

With

M max =

1 2
wL
4

W=

1
wL
4

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PROBLEM 7.68
Using the method of Section 7.6, solve Problem 7.34.
PROBLEM 7.34 For the beam and loading shown, (a) draw the shear and
bending-moment diagrams, (b) determine the maximum absolute values of
the shear and bending moment.

SOLUTION
Free body: Entire beam
Fy = 0: B P = 0
B=P

M B = 0: M B M 0 + PL = 0
MB = 0

Shear diagram
VA = P

At A:

|V | max = P

Bending-moment diagram
M A = M 0 = PL

At A:

|M | max = PL

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