Collection of Solved Examples >> shear force and bending moment diagram


Given below are solved examples for calculation of shear force and bending moment and plotting of the diagrams SFD and BMD for different load conditions of simply supported beam, cantilever and overhanging beam.

All the steps of these examples are very nicely explained along with SFD and BMD and will help the students to develop their problem solving skills.

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Overhanging beam
Problem 5-5 Calculate the values and draw the diagrams for Shear force and Bending moment for a simply supported beam with overhang on both sides (having points of contra-flexure)
Overhanging beam
Problem 5-4 Calculate the values and draw the diagrams for Shear force and Bending moment for a simply supported beam with overhang (having a point of contra-flexure)
Overhanging beam
Problem 5-3 Calculate the values and draw the diagram for Shear force and bending moment for a simply supported beam with overhang.

simply supported beam
Problem 5-2 Calculate the values and draw the diagram for Shear force and bending moment for a simply supported beam subjected to point load and uniform load.
cantilever beam
Problem 5-1 Calculate the values and draw the diagrams for Shear force and bending moment for a cantilever subjected to point load and uniformly distributed load.

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