Finding moment for a beam that is fixed at both ends

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The discussion focuses on calculating the moment at both ends of a fully fixed beam measuring 5 meters in length, subjected to two distributed loads. The first load of 3.27 kN/m spans from 1.35m to 1.65m, while the second identical load spans from 3.35m to 3.65m. The moment can be determined using structural analysis techniques, specifically applying the principles of static equilibrium and moment distribution. The user seeks clarification on the methodology used by a specific program to compute these moments.

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I am curious as to how to find the moment at both of the fully fixed end (something like cantilever) of a beam.

The details of the beam are as follow:
The beam is 5m long
It is fully fixed at both ends
The first distributed load starts at 1.35m from the left, and ends at 1.65m from the left. It has a distributed load of 3.27kN/m.
The second distributed load starts at 3.35m from the left, and ends at 3.65m from the left. It has the same distributed load.

I have been trying to understand how the program managed to get the moment at both ends of the beam, but to no avail.
 

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