Strength of materials

Unit-2

Shear force and Bending moment

1. Explain the concept of Shear force and bending moment including sign
conventions?
2. Explain the relation between shear force and bending moment and rate of loading
at a section of a beam?
3. Describe various types of loads, Point of contra flexure and maximum bending
moment.
4. Draw the Shear force and Bending moment for the following beam shown in
figure.

5. Draw the Shear force and Bending moment for the following beam shown in
figure.

6. Draw the Shear force and Bending moment for the following beam shown in
figure.

7. Draw the Shear force and Bending moment for the following beam shown in
figure.

8. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever loaded as
shown in Figure. Locate the point of contra flexure, if any.

9. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported beam
loaded as shown in Figure.

10.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown loaded
in Figure. Clearly mark the position of the maximum bending moment and

determine its value.

11.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever loaded as
shown in Figure. Calculate the maximum bending moment.

12.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever loaded as
shown in Figure. Locate the point of contra flexure, if any.

13.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever loaded as
shown in Figure. Calculate the maximum bending moment.

14.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in
Figure. Calculate the maximum bending moment.

15.Calculate the values of maximum and minimum bending moments and shearing
forces for the simply supported beam loaded as shown in Figure. Draw the
bending moment and shearing force diagrams to scale indicating the significant

values along the beam.

16.The intensity of loading on a simply supported beam of 4 m span increases
gradually from 30 kN/m run at one end to 130 kN/m run at the other. Draw the
shear force and bending moment diagrams.

17.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the loaded beam shown

in Figure.
18.For the beam loaded as shown in Figure, Calculate the value of U.D.L. w so that
bending moment at C is 50 kNm. Draw the shear force and bending moment
diagrams for this beam for the calculated value of w. Locate the point of

contraflexure, if any.
19.A beam AB 10 m long carries a U.D.L. of 20 kN/m over its entire length together
with concentrated load of 50 kN at the left end A and 80 kN at the end B as
shown in Figure. The beam is to be supported at two props at the same level, 6
m apart so that the reaction is the same at each. Determine the positions of the
supports and draw shear force and bending moment diagrams. Find the value of
maximum bending moment and locate the points of contraflexure, if any.

20.Compute the values of maximum and minimum B.M. and S.F. for the simply
supported beam as shown in Figure. Draw the S.F. and B.M. diagrams indicating
the significant values along the beam.

21.A simply supported beam with a span of 6 m carries a distributed load which
varies in a linear manner from 30 kN/m run at one support to 90 kN/m run at the
other support as shown in Figure. Locate the position of maximum bending
moment and calculate its value. Draw the S.F. and B.M. diagrams.

22.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

23.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

24.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

25.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

26.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

27.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

28.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

29.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam loaded as
shown in figure.

30.A cantilever beam of 4 m length is subjected to three concentrated loads 2 kN, 4

kN and 2 kN at a distance of 1m, 2m and 3m from left support. Draw the shear
force and bending moment diagrams.
31.A Cantilever beam of 5 m length is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 2
kN/m over a length of 3 m from fixed end. Draw the shear force and bending
moment diagrams.
32.Determine the intensity of uniformly distributed load over a simply supported
beam of span 5 m if the bending moment at a distance of 1 m from left support
is 6000 kN.m.

33.A cantilever beam of length 6m is subjected to a concentrated load of 10 kN at

mid span and uniformly distributed loads of 2 kN/m at the both ends over a
length of 2m. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.