Statics Engineering Problem Involving Beams

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The discussion revolves around a statics engineering problem involving beams, specifically focusing on the analysis of bending moments and shear forces as related to a provided diagram.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Conceptual clarification

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are examining the original poster's solution and questioning the correctness of their calculations, particularly regarding the presence of a bending moment to the left of a specified point (R1). There is also a reference to the relationship between shear force and bending moment.

Discussion Status

Some participants have offered feedback on the original poster's attempts, with one confirming that the calculations appear to be correct up to a certain point. There is ongoing exploration of the assumptions made in the original poster's solution.

Contextual Notes

Participants note a lack of explicit engineering background among some contributors, which may influence the discussion's technical depth. The original poster has provided links to their work, but the effectiveness of these resources is not yet fully assessed.

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Is your solution incorrect? Is there a bending moment the the left of R1?
 
I am not a civil engineer but I read that the bending moment is the integral of the sheer force diagram. It looks like this is what you have done. I see there is a bending moment to the left of R1 due to the loading of the beam.
 
I checked your numbers up to M3 and I think you are doing good.
 

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