Does a Beam's Free End Always Have Zero Shear Force and Bending Moment?

[Quinti]

Homework Statement

Just need some quick confirmation.

For a beam which has a load applied to it, will its free end always have a shear force, bending moment and curvature of zero?

 

[SteamKing]

Not necessarily. If the free end of a beam has a concentrated force or a couple applied there, then the shear, moment, and curvature of the beam will be non-zero.

 

[Quinti]

Ahh I didn't think of that, thank you.

But if there wasn't anything applied at free-end, then what I stated in my first post is true?

 

[SteamKing]

Yes.