EXAMPLE 1
Draw the shear and moment diagrams for the beam shown in
Fig. 6–4a.
EXAMPLE 1 (cont.)
Solutions
The support reactions are shown in Fig. 6–4c.
Applying the two equations of equilibrium yields
wL
Fy 0; wx V 0
2
L
V w x 1
2
wL x
M 0; x wx M 0
2 2
w
M Lx x 2 2
2
EXAMPLE 1 (cont.)
Solutions
The point of zero shear can be found from Eq. 1:
L
V w x 0
2
L
x
2
From the moment diagram, this value of x represents the point on the
beam where the maximum moment occurs.
w L L wL2
2
M max L
2 2 2 8
GRAPHICAL METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING
SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS
Regions of distributed load:
Change in shear = area under distributed
loading
V w x dx
Change in moment = area under shear
diagram
M V x dx
GRAPHICAL METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING
SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS
Regions of concentrated force and moment:
V F V V 0
V F
M M M 0 Vx M 0
M M 0
EXAMPLE 2
Draw the shear and moment diagrams for the beam shown in
Fig. 6–12a.
EXAMPLE 2 (cont.)
Solutions
• The reactions are shown on the
free-body diagram in Fig. 6–12b.
• The shear at each end is plotted first,
Fig. 6–12c. Since there is no
distributed load on the beam,
the shear diagram has zero slope
and is therefore a horizontal line.
EXAMPLE 2 (cont.)
Solutions
• The moment is zero at each end,
Fig. 6–12d. The moment diagram
has a constant negative slope of
-M0/2L since this is the shear in the
beam at each point. Note that the
couple moment causes a jump in the
moment diagram at the beam’s
center, but it does not affect the
shear diagram at this point.
EXAMPLE 3
Draw the shear and moment diagrams for each of the beams
shown in Figs. 6–13a and 6–14a.
EXAMPLE 3 (cont.)
Solutions
BENDING DEFORMATION OF A STRAIGHT
MEMBER
Assumptions:
1. Plane section remains plane
2. Length of longitudinal axis remains unchanged
3. Plane section remains perpendicular to the
longitudinal axis
4. In-plane distortion of section is negligible
FLEXURAL FORMULA
Assumptions:
Material behaves in a linear-elastic manner so that Hooke’s Law Applies;
i.e. σ=E.є
My
I
MR Z MZ;
y
M ydF y dA y max dA
A A
c
M max y 2 dA
c A
Mc
max
I
My
I
EXAMPLE 4
The simply supported beam in Fig. 6–26a has the cross-
sectional area shown in Fig. 6–26b. Determine the absolute
maximum bending stress in the beam and draw the stress
distribution over the cross section at this location.
EXAMPLE 4 (cont.)
Solutions
• The maximum internal moment in the beam, 22.5 kN.m,
occurs at the center.
• By reasons of symmetry, the neutral axis passes through the
centroid C at the mid-height of the beam, Fig. 6–26b.
I I Ad 2
2 121 0.25 0.02 0.25 0.02 0.16
3 2
1
12
0.02 0.3 3
301.3 106 m 4
My
B B ; b
22.5 103 0.17
12.7 MPa (Ans)
I
301.3 106
EXAMPLE 4 (cont.)
Solutions
• A three-dimensional view of the stress distribution is shown in Fig. 6–
26d.
My
B B ; B
22.5 103 0.15
11 .2 MPa
• At point B, I
301.3 106