Engineering Calculating the shear and moment diagrams of a beam with a hinge

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The discussion revolves around calculating shear and moment diagrams for a beam with a hinge. A participant questions how the moment value at the pin changes from right to left and expresses confusion about the moment being zero at the pin. They analyze the moment from the right side of the beam, noting a counterclockwise moment of 1 and an area of 3/4 wa^2, leading to a starting point of 1/4 to reach the total moment of 1. The conversation emphasizes the importance of accurately interpreting graph values and their implications on the moment diagram. Clarification on these calculations is sought to ensure correct diagram representation.
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I am given a beam fixed to the wall at the left hand of the beam and supported by a pin on the righthand side. The pin is 3a long, and going from left to right there is a hinge at measure a into the beam, a distributed force w from a to 2a, and a moment of wa^2 being applied at the pin support. I have drawn out the shear moment diagram but I am struggling to understand how to draw the moment diagram, as the numbers from my shear force diagram don't seem to match the last segment of the moment diagram and I am confused on how to
Relevant Equations
M' = V
area = V'
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Welcome, DS5555! :cool:

What makes the value of the moment applied to the pin point change from right to left?
 
Thank you! Happy to be here. I had read previously that the moment at the pin would be zero. Is this not true? For my thinking from the right side of the beam to the pin point, I see that I have a counter clockwise moment of 1 (assuming that the units are in wa^2 for simplification of the graph. My graph has the error of some of the values there being written with wa^2 instead of without) so I have to be at the end at positive 1. I then see that I have an area of 3/4wa^2, so In order to reach 1 I have to start at 1/4, and so then I draw a curve with the highpoint being at where the intersection is on my shear graph.
 

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