Statics · UCSUR · Question 2
Distributed forces on a beam
Problem statement
A beam supports the distributed load shown in the figure and rests on two wide supports BC and DE that exert upward distributed forces on it, as shown. Determine the values wBC and wDE that keep the beam in equilibrium when wA = 600 N/m.
Figure data: uniform load wA over the first 3 m, increasing linearly to 1200 N/m at end F. Total length of 6 m; segments of 0.6 m, 0.8 m, 3.1 m and 1.0 m.
Concepts: distributed load, wide supports, beam equilibrium, wBC, wDE
