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tigertan
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hi there,
I'm getting very very confused about distributed loads.
I am trying to figure out the resultant force of a distributed load on a beam. The function I've been given for q(x) is a polynomial (below x=0).
I have figured out the resultant for my function q(x)=x2-2x-4. I believe it is 9.1877 (positive being in the vertical direction). Length = 43/10
To find the distance of the resultant from point A on the beam, I have worked it out to be (1/2*(43/10).
I don't feel that the distance I have worked out it right and I'm not 100 percent sure about the resultant force either. Could someone please set me off in the right direction?
Thanks in advance.
I'm getting very very confused about distributed loads.
I am trying to figure out the resultant force of a distributed load on a beam. The function I've been given for q(x) is a polynomial (below x=0).
I have figured out the resultant for my function q(x)=x2-2x-4. I believe it is 9.1877 (positive being in the vertical direction). Length = 43/10
To find the distance of the resultant from point A on the beam, I have worked it out to be (1/2*(43/10).
I don't feel that the distance I have worked out it right and I'm not 100 percent sure about the resultant force either. Could someone please set me off in the right direction?
Thanks in advance.