Mechanics of Materials

Ch. 4. Shear Forces and Bending Moments

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 Ch. 4. Shear Forces and Bending Moments

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Types of Beams, Loads, and Reactions
4.3 Shear Forces and Bending moments
4.4 Relationships Between Loads, Shear Forces, and Bending Moments
4.5 Shear-Forces and Bending-Moment Diagrams

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 Review
1 tension, compression, shear

2 axially loaded member

3 torsion

4 beam

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 Introduction
Beam: structural members subjected to lateral loads, that is,
forces or moments having their vectors perpendicular to the axis of the bar.

Plane of bending: all loads act in that same plane, and

if all deflection occur in that plane.

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 Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

Types of Beam: simple beam

cantilever beam
beam with an overhang

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

Types of Loads
1. Concentrated Load
2. Distributed Load
Uniformly distributed load, uniform load
Linearly varying load
3. Moment

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

Lets solve this simple beam problem

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

Lets solve this cantilever beam problem!

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Types of Beams, Loads and Reaction

Lets solve this beam with an overhang problem

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 Ch. 4. Shear Forces and Bending Moments

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Types of Beams, Loads, and Reactions
4.3 Shear Forces and Bending moments
4.4 Relationships Between Loads, Shear Forces, and Bending Moments
4.5 Shear-Forces and Bending-Moment Diagrams

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Shear Forces and Bending moments

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Shear Forces and Bending moments

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Ex 4-1

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Ex 4-2

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Ex 4-3

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 Ch. 4. Shear Forces and Bending Moments

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Types of Beams, Loads, and Reactions
4.3 Shear Forces and Bending moments
4.4 Relationships Between Loads, Shear Forces, and Bending Moments
4.5 Shear-Forces and Bending-Moment Diagrams

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Relationships Between Loads, Shear Forces, and Bending Moments

dV dM
q V
dx dx

B
V BVA q dx M BM A V dx
B

A A

V1 P M1 0

V1 0 M1 M 0

or
Superposition

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Relationships Between Loads, Shear Forces, and Bending Moments

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

V1 P
B
M BM A V dx
A

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

V1 P
x
V xVA q dx
A

x
M xM A V dx
A

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

V1 P

x
M xM A V dx
A

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Find reactions and distribution of V, M

dV dM
q V
dx dx

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 Ex 4-4

B B
V BVA q dx M BM A V dx
A A

V1 P

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Ex 4-5

dV dM
q V
dx dx
B
V1 P M BM A V dx
A

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Ex 4-6

dV dM
q V
dx dx
B
V BVA q dx
A
B
M BM A V dx
A

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Ex 4-7

V1 P
B
V BVA q dx
A
B
M BM A V dx
A

M1 M 0

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 Ex 4-7

V1 P
B
V BVA q dx
A
B
M BM A V dx
A

M1 M 0

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