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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
Types of Beams
Depends on the support configuration
FH
Pin
FV
FH
Fixed
FV
Roller
M Fv
Roller Pin
FH
FV
FV
a L
M N V
Pb/L
L-x
10
8 kips
12 ft 20 ft
12 kips
P = 20 kips
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8 kips
12 ft 20 ft
8 kips
12 kips
V
(kips)
-12 kips 64 80 96 72 48 24
M
(ft-kips)
16
32
48
V & M Diagrams
P = 20 kips
8 kips
12 ft 20 ft
8 kips
12 kips
V
(kips)
M
(ft-kips)
V & M Diagrams
P = 20 kips
8 kips
12 ft 20 ft
8 kips
12 kips
V
(kips) What is the area of the blue rectangle? 96 ft-kips -12 kips 96 ft-kips
M
(ft-kips)
M( x ) V( x )dx
V( x ) w( x )dx
Common Relationships
0
Load
Constant
Linear
Constant Shear
Linear
Parabolic
Linear
Parabolic
Cubic
Moment
Common Relationships
0
Load
M
Constant
Constant Shear
Constant
Linear
Linear
Moment
Linear
Parabolic
Example: Draw Shear & Moment diagrams for the following beam
12 kN
A B C
8 kN
D
1m RA = 7 kN
3m
1m RC = 13 kN
12 kN
A
8 kN
C
D
1m
7 V
(kN)
3m
8
1m
7 -5 7 -15
M
(kN-m)
2.4 m
-8