Results:

Table 1: Shear force and bending moment experiment for concentrated

load midspan
Weight
Force
(N)

Shear Force

Shear Force

experiment

calculation

error

(N)

(N)

Bending
Moment

Bending
Moment

experiment

calculation

(Nm)

(Nm)

%
error

-1.7

-2.5

32.0

0.597

0.675

11.6

10

-3.8

-5.0

24.0

1.207

1.350

10.6

15

-6.8

-7.5

9.3

1.873

2.025

7.5

20

-8.1

-10.0

19.0

2.462

2.700

8.8

Lever arm height = 175mm

Bending moment experiment =mass g lever am height

1 kg
( 1000
g)

Table 2: Shear force and bending moment experiment for symmetrical

load
Weight
Force
(N)

Shear Force

Shear Force

experiment

calculation

error

(N)

(N)

Bending
Moment

Bending
Moment

experiment

calculation

(Nm)

(Nm)

%
error

0.421

0.500

15.8

10

0.864

1.000

13.6

15

1.294

1.500

13.7

20

1.748

2.000

12.6

Lever arm height = 175mm

Bending moment experiment =mass g lever am height

1 kg
( 1000
g)

Calculation:
Table 1: Shear force and bending moment experiment for concentrated
load midspan
Bending moment, M
Reaction force, Ra, Rb
Shear force, V
Weight, W

Assume upward () shear force is positive (+), downward () hear force is

negative (-).
Example for shear force calculation (5N weight force):
M = M

Ra 0. 810 m5.00 N 0.405 m=0

Ra=2.50 N

Fup=Fdown
Ra+ Rb=W

Rb=W Ra
Rb=5.00 N2.50 N

Rb=2.50 N

Ra=V

V =2.50 N
Example for percentage error of shear force (5N weight force):
Percentage error=

|2.5 0(1.7 0)|

32.0

2.5 0

100

|Cal .exp .|
Cal .

100

Example for bending moment calculation (5N weight force):

M = M
2.5 0 N 0.270 m=M

M=0.675 N m

Example for percentage error of bending moment (5N weight force):

Percentage error=

|0.6750.597|
0.675

|Cal .exp .|
Cal .

100

100

11.6

Table 2: Shear force and bending moment experiment for symmetrical

load
Example for shear force calculation (5N weight force):
M = M
R a 0.810 m=5.00 N 0.710 m+5.00 N 0.100 m

Ra=5.00 N

Fup=Fdown

Ra+ Rb=Wa+Wb
Rb=Wa+WbRa

Rb=(5.00 N +5.00 N )5.00 N

Rb=5.00 N

Ra=V +W

V =5.00 N5.00 N
V =0 N

Example for percentage error of shear force (5N weight force):

Percentage error=

|00|
0

|Cal .exp .|
Cal .

100

100

0
Example for bending moment calculation (5N weight force):
M = M

5 N 0.270 m=M + 5 N 0.170 m

M =0.500 N m

Example for percentage error of bending moment (5N weight force):

Percentage error=

|0.5000.421|

15.8

0.500

100

|Cal .exp .|
Cal .

100

Force and Bending Moment Graph for concentrated load midspan

Load=5N

Graph of length vs shear force

3
2
1
Shear Force (N)

0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

-1
-2
-3
Length (m)

Graph of Length vs Bending moment

1.2
1
0.8
Bending Moment (Nm)

0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

Length (m)

Cut section, x=0.27m

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Force and Bending Moment Graph for symmetrical load

Load=5N

Graph of Length vs Shear Force

6
4
2
Shear Force (N)

0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

-2
-4
-6
Length (m)

Graph of Length vs Bending Momentum

0.6
0.5
0.4
Bending Momentum (Nm)

0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

Length (m)

Cut section, x=0.27m