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    F.B.D. for beam on disabled hoist (confirmation on work needed)

    How would I incorporate w into a shear diagram? Would it effect it? I understand w is another force acting on the beam and will put it in the top FBD, but I don't know what to do for the Shear and bending diagrams. Thanks
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    F.B.D. for beam on disabled hoist (confirmation on work needed)

    Can anyone shed any light on this?
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    F.B.D. for beam on disabled hoist (confirmation on work needed)

    Homework Statement Hi guys, I'm doing an assignment for college and designing a disabled hoist. I want to complete FBDs on the top beam especially. Can anyone help answer whether the work I've done is correct? Homework Equations the equations I used were the sum of all force = 0...