MECHANICS OF MATERIALS-I

Problem Sheet No. 3

1. For the beams shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 14, draw the shearing force (V ~ x) and bending moment
(M ~ x) diagrams. State the greatest positive and negative values of V and M for each beam.
y
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 5 kN
2 kN/m
200 N 500 N

2m 2m
12 m 12 m
(Ans: –700 N; –1800 N-m) (Ans: 7 kN, –17 kN; 12.25 kN-m, –60 kN-m)
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
2200 N y
500 N/m 200 kN-m
100 kN/m

3m 3m 4m 4m 4m

(Ans: 1940 N, –2260 N; 5820 N-m) (Ans: 500 kN, –700 kN; 1225 kN-m)
Fig. 5 Fig. 6
y 750 N
0.8 kN/m 500 N
10 kN-m 250 N/m

12 m 2m 3m 4m 2m 8m 4m

(Ans: 6.8 kN, –2.8 kN; 19.765 kN-m) (Ans: 4.25 kN; –48.5 kN-m)
y Fig. 7 Fig. 8
2200 N
600 N/m 8 kN-m 500 N/m
200 N-m
x

3m 4m 3m 1m 2m 4m

(Ans: –2400 N; –5000 Nm) (Ans: 1140 N, –3060 N; 10360 N-m)

Fig. 9 Fig. 10
0.6 kN 2 kN
1 kN
0.2 kN/m 5 kN
15 kN-m 1 kN/m

2m 2m 4m
5m 5m 10 m 4m

(Ans: 3.25 kN, –3.35 kN; 19.5 kN-m, –4 kN-m) (Ans: –9 kN; 5 kN-m, –33 kN-m)

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 y
Fig. 11 Fig. 12
0.5 kN/m
5 kN
x 1 kN/m

6m 24 m 10 m 4m 4m

(Ans: 5.3 kN, –6.7 kN; 19.3 kN-m, –25 kN-m) (Ans: –9 kN; –48 kN-m)
Fig. 13 Fig. 14
10 kN y
4 kN
1 kN/m 4 kN 4 kN 30 kN-m
x

2m 8m 4m 6m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m

(Ans: 11.2 kN, –10.8 kN; 80 kN-m, –20 kN-m) (Ans: 2 kN, –4 kN; 10 kN-m, –20 kN-m)

2. A beam is loaded and supported as shown in Fig. 15. Fig. 15

y
Using the coordinate axes shown, write equations for 15 kN
10 kN/m
the shear and bending moment for any section of the
beam in the interval 1  x  4. Also draw the shear x

force and bending moment diagrams for the beam.

(Ans: Vx = – 10 x + 28; Mx = –5 x2 + 28 x – 20) 1m 1m 1m

3. The simply supported beam shown in Fig. 16 carries y Fig. 16

a vertical load that increases from zero at the left end 600 N/m
to a maximum value of 600 N/m of length at the x
right end. Draw the shearing force and bending
moment diagrams and obtain the values of maximum 12 m

shearing force and maximum bending moment.

(Ans: Vmax = 2400 N; Mmax = 5543 Nm)

4. Write the equations for the shear Fig. 17

force and bending moment for the y 20 kN
18 kN/m
beam shown in Fig. 17 and draw
80 kNm
shear force and bending moment x

diagrams.
3m 3m

(Ans: : Vx = +47, Mx = 47 x –115 0  x  3;

Vx = –3 x2 + 18 x, Mx = – x3 +9 x2 –28 3  x  6)

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