Loading Shear force Bending moment

q0/unit length RA
MA MB
RB
A C B q0L2
RA= RB = q0L/2 MA= MB = –
L 12
q 0L 2
MC =
24
q0/unit length
RA
RB
A C D B When r is the simple support reaction MA MB
a b c M A – MB M B – MA –q0
d RA = rA+ RB = rB+ MA = [e3(4L – 3e) – c3(4L – 3c)]
e L L 12Lb
L –q0
MB = [d3(4L – 3d) – a3(4L – 3a)]
12Lb

x Mx
W RA
q0 RB MA MB
A B q0L2
L RA= 0.15q0L RB = 0.35q0L
Mx = – 10x3 – 9x + 2
60 L3 L
+ Mmax = q0L2/46.6 when x = 0.55L
MA = –q0L2/30 MB = – q0L2/20

W RA q0L2/32
q0
RB MA MB
A C B
L RA= RB = q0L/4 5q0L2
MA = M B = –
96

P RA MC = PL
8
RB MA
A C B MB
L/2 L/2 RA= RB = P/2
MA = MB = – PL/8

2 2
P RA MC = 2Pa3 b
RB L
MA MB
A C B RA = P b 2
1+2 a
a b L L 2 2
MA = – Pab MB = – Pba
L RB = P a 2
1+2 b L 2
L 2
L L

P P RA
MA PL/9 MB
RB
A C D B
L/3 L/3 L/3 RA = R B = P MA = MB = – 2PL/9

FIGURE 2.8 Shear force and bending moment diagrams for built-up beams subjected to typical loading cases.
 Loading Shear force Bending moment

P P P RA MD = 11PL/72

A C D E B RB MA PL/4 MB
L/6 L/3 L/3 L/6 RA = RB = 3P/2 MA = MB = – 19PL/72

P P P MD = 3PL/16
RA
A C D E B RB MA 3PL/8 MB
L/4 L/4 L/4 L/4
RA = RB = 3P/2 MA = MB = – 5PL/16

MD = ME = 5PL/32
P P P P RA

A C D E F B RB MA PL/4 MB
L/8 L/4 L/4 L/4 L/8 RA = RB = 2P
MA = MB = – 11PL/32

FIGURE 2.8 Continued.