The moment about the Cantilever beam

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The discussion centers on the forces acting on a cantilever beam, specifically addressing the horizontal force denoted as H and its interaction with vertical force V and weight W. It is established that when V equals W, additional forces must be considered to achieve equilibrium between forces G and H. The conversation also clarifies that the moment in question is clockwise, and participants seek to identify the counterclockwise forces and distances contributing to this moment.

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From the picture,
Why do this diagram have the force of H? The wall which exert the force of H to the beam?

V=W that have been known from the questions.
When V=W, what else of other forces to balance the forces of G and H?

Besides, the moment should been clockwise moment, then the counterclockwise in the picture that is occurred by which forces and distance?
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thank you very much!:smile:
 

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The forces at the wall generally denote how the wall reacts to the loaded beam. Therefore only V and the moment would appear.
 

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