Answer to Question #234444 in Mechanical Engineering for Paul

Question

The 8 m long cantilever beam shown in the figure below carries a uniformly distributed load of 10 kN/m over a span of 2 m, a uniformly varying load that varies linearly from zero to 20 kN/m over a span of 5 m, and a 15 kN concentrated load at the free end as shown.

1. Nearly sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams

2. What is the maximum shear force and where does it occur?

3. What is the maximum bending moment and where does it occur?

4. Find any points of contraflexure.

Answer 1

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