Question: Q1 (30 marks): Draw the following beam’s shear and bending moment diagrams.
10 kN
25 kN/m
11 kN/m
25 kN
2 m
3 m
4 m
5 m
top-left: The title text “Q1 (30 marks): Draw the following beam’s shear and bending moment diagrams.” is located at the top-left/top-center of the page.
top-left: A 25 kN upward point load is shown at the left end of the beam.
top-left: A 10 kN downward point load is shown on the beam 2 m from the left end.
center: A roller support is shown under the beam at the junction after the $$2\,m + 3\,m$$ span.
center: A 25 kN/m uniformly distributed load acts downward over the $$4\,m$$ span starting at the roller support.
center-right: An 11 kN/m uniformly distributed load acts downward over the rightmost $$5\,m$$ span, overlapping the previous distributed load region.
bottom-right: A pin/triangular support is shown at the right end of the beam.
1. **Problem Statement:**
We have a beam with the following loads and supports:
- A 25 kN upward point load at the left end (x=0).
- A 10 kN downward point load at 2 m from the left end.
- A roller support at 5 m from the left end (after 2 m + 3 m spans).
- A 25 kN/m downward uniformly distributed load (UDL) over 4 m starting at the roller support (from 5 m to 9 m).
- An 11 kN/m downward UDL over the rightmost 5 m span (from 7 m to 12 m), overlapping the previous UDL.
- A pin support at the right end (12 m).
We need to draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.
2. **Step 1: Calculate reactions at supports**
Let the beam length be $$L = 12\,m$$.
Supports:
- Roller at $$x=5\,m$$ (vertical reaction $$R_B$$).
- Pin at $$x=12\,m$$ (vertical reaction $$R_C$$).
Sum of vertical forces = 0:
$$R_B + R_C + 25 - 10 - (25 \times 4) - \text{load from 11 kN/m} = 0$$
Calculate the load from 11 kN/m over 5 m:
$$11 \times 5 = 55\,kN$$
Sum vertical forces:
$$R_B + R_C + 25 - 10 - 100 - 55 = 0$$
Simplify:
$$R_B + R_C - 140 = 0 \implies R_B + R_C = 140$$
3. **Step 2: Take moments about one support to find reactions**
Taking moments about the pin support at $$x=12\,m$$ (counterclockwise positive):
- Moment from $$R_B$$ at 5 m:
$$R_B \times (12 - 5) = R_B \times 7$$
- Moment from 25 kN upward load at 0 m:
$$25 \times (12 - 0) = 25 \times 12 = 300$$ (counterclockwise)
- Moment from 10 kN downward load at 2 m:
$$-10 \times (12 - 2) = -10 \times 10 = -100$$
- Moment from 25 kN/m UDL over 4 m starting at 5 m:
Total load = $$25 \times 4 = 100\,kN$$ acting at midpoint of 7 m to 9 m span, i.e., at $$5 + 2 = 7\,m$$ from 5 m, so from left end at $$5 + 2 = 7\,m$$.
Distance from pin support:
$$12 - 7 = 5\,m$$
Moment:
$$-100 \times 5 = -500$$
- Moment from 11 kN/m UDL over 5 m starting at 7 m:
Total load = $$11 \times 5 = 55\,kN$$ acting at midpoint of 7 m to 12 m, i.e., at $$7 + 2.5 = 9.5\,m$$.
Distance from pin support:
$$12 - 9.5 = 2.5\,m$$
Moment:
$$-55 \times 2.5 = -137.5$$
Sum moments about pin support:
$$R_B \times 7 + 300 - 100 - 500 - 137.5 = 0$$
Simplify:
$$7 R_B - 437.5 = 0 \implies 7 R_B = 437.5 \implies R_B = \frac{437.5}{7} = 62.5\,kN$$
4. **Step 3: Calculate $$R_C$$**
From vertical force equilibrium:
$$R_C = 140 - R_B = 140 - 62.5 = 77.5\,kN$$
5. **Step 4: Construct shear force diagram (SFD)**
- Start at left end with upward 25 kN reaction: shear = $$+25\,kN$$.
- At 2 m, downward 10 kN load: shear = $$25 - 10 = 15\,kN$$.
- At 5 m, roller support reaction $$R_B = 62.5\,kN$$ upward: shear = $$15 + 62.5 = 77.5\,kN$$.
- From 5 m to 9 m, 25 kN/m downward UDL:
Shear decreases linearly by $$25 \times 4 = 100\,kN$$ over 4 m.
At 9 m:
$$77.5 - 100 = -22.5\,kN$$
- From 7 m to 12 m, 11 kN/m downward UDL overlaps:
Between 7 m and 9 m, both UDLs act, total intensity:
$$25 + 11 = 36\,kN/m$$
Between 9 m and 12 m, only 11 kN/m acts.
Calculate shear at 7 m:
From 5 m to 7 m (2 m), shear decreases by $$25 \times 2 = 50\,kN$$:
$$77.5 - 50 = 27.5\,kN$$
From 7 m to 9 m (2 m), shear decreases by $$36 \times 2 = 72\,kN$$:
$$27.5 - 72 = -44.5\,kN$$
From 9 m to 12 m (3 m), shear decreases by $$11 \times 3 = 33\,kN$$:
$$-44.5 - 33 = -77.5\,kN$$
At 12 m, pin support reaction $$R_C = 77.5\,kN$$ upward:
Shear jumps from $$-77.5 + 77.5 = 0$$.
6. **Step 5: Construct bending moment diagram (BMD)**
- Moment at left end $$x=0$$ is zero.
- Calculate moments at key points by integrating shear or summing moments.
At 2 m:
Moment due to 25 kN upward at 0 m and 10 kN downward at 2 m:
$$M(2) = 25 \times 2 - 10 \times 0 = 50\,kN\cdot m$$
At 5 m:
Moment from loads and reactions:
$$M(5) = 25 \times 5 - 10 \times 3 + R_B \times 0 = 125 - 30 + 0 = 95\,kN\cdot m$$
At 9 m:
Calculate moment considering UDLs:
Moment decreases due to UDLs from 5 m to 9 m:
Moment at 9 m = Moment at 5 m - area under shear curve from 5 to 9 m.
Area under shear from 5 to 9 m is trapezoid:
$$\frac{(77.5 + (-22.5))}{2} \times 4 = 55 \times 4 = 220\,kN\cdot m$$
So,
$$M(9) = 95 - 220 = -125\,kN\cdot m$$
At 12 m:
Moment at end is zero due to pin support.
7. **Summary:**
- Reactions: $$R_B = 62.5\,kN$$, $$R_C = 77.5\,kN$$.
- Shear force diagram starts at +25 kN, jumps and decreases with loads, ends at zero.
- Bending moment diagram starts and ends at zero, with maximum and minimum values at calculated points.
This completes the shear and bending moment diagrams for the beam.