Beams binder9 pages — to print and put in the binder
Reactions, loads, S and M diagrams and the exam twists — every topic on one page, with a worked example and traps.
Every page: a short answer, why it works, one solved example and the pitfalls. Every number was checked against the BST engine.
Reactions and loads
Reactions, a distributed load, a triangular load and an inclined force.
- 01Reactions in a beamTwo moment equations — and you are done
- 02Uniformly distributed loadOne force at the middle — for the reactions only
- 03Triangular loadHalf the rectangle, at a third from the high side
- 04Inclined force on a beamResolve it before anything else
S and M diagrams
The shear force and the moment along the beam, by the area method.
- 05S diagram — shear forceFrom left to right, jump after jump
- 06M diagram — bending momentThe area method, and Mmax at Z
Twists in the exam
A concentrated moment, a cantilever and a fixed support — what costs points.
- 07Concentrated moment on a beamS does not move, M jumps
- 08Beam with a cantileverNegative M over the support — and Mmin
- 09Beam with a fixed supportThree reactions, and M starts at RMA
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