Help with Bending Moment Diagrams

  • Thread starter Thread starter Drg App
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Bending Moments
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
1 reply · 2K views
Drg App
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Bending moments Help!

Hi guys, didnt really know how the layout of a bending moment diagram would fit under the standard template provided so i'll have a bash at explaining the problem.

On my school course i have been doing bending moments/diagrams and shear force diagrams, but a few days ago we were given a new type of question without the reactionary forces provided and as i had an urgent dentist appointment i missed the lesson...we are not off college for 2 weeks and i was wondering if you could be of some help if i posted an image of the question - thus giving me a better idea and understanding of how to answer the question.

i have attached the image of it.

thanks.
 

Attachments

  • DSCN4849.jpg
    DSCN4849.jpg
    18 KB · Views: 473
Physics news on Phys.org


For a beam in equilibrium,
- the sum of all forces in the y direction must equal zero
- the sum of all forces in the x direction must equal zero, which is not required for this problem
- the sum of all moments about any point must equal zero

Try summing moments about one end, to determine the reaction at the other end. Please show an attempt at your work.