Tutorial 4 Solutions
Tutorial 4 Solutions
Solutions
For each of the structures shown below, perform the following steps, marking key values on all diagrams:
a) Calculate the support reactions; b) Draw the shear force diagram: c) Draw the bending moment diagram, and d) where
appropriate, draw the axial force diagram.
1) Point loaded cantilever
Calculate the support reactions: VA = 9 kN, MA = 97 = 63 kNm
Sketch the structure
9kN
9kN
7m
13m
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
+
A
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
-63kNm
110N
B
50N
15mm
21mm
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
60N
A
-50N
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
300Nmm
-600Nmm
3) Cantilever with distributed load
Calculate the support reactions: VA = 92 + 5 = 23 kN, MA = 924.5 512 = 141 kNm
Sketch the structure
2kN/m
5kN
B
9m
12m
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
23kN
5kN
A
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
slope continuous
B
linear
parabolic
-141kNm
15kNm
8kN
8kN
7m
7m
19m
8kN
+
A
-8kN
56kNm
5kN
11m
7m
8.18kN
-3.18kN
-35.0kNm
9m
12kN
12kN
9m
26m
12kN 12kN
+
A
-27kN
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
108kNm
-108kNm
7kN/m
8m
4m
A 21kN
28kN
-35kN
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
31.5kNm
+
A
Max moment
aligned with
zero in SFD
-56.0kNm
4kN/m
A
3m
5m
14m
12.14kN
Slope = -4kN/m
-7.86kN
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD
54.9kNm
47.1kNm
36.4kNm
A
Max moment
aligned with
zero in SFD
21kN
A
12kN
60
30
7m
6m
23m
15.3kN
-2.93kN
B
-8.9kN
106.8kNm
A
89.3kNm
0.11kN
A
-10.39kN
so V = o + C1
so M = + o + C2
whence M = + o
8 kN/m
at top
27m
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
8kN/m
108kN
1944kNm
A
108kN
so V = z
b+1
b+1
b+1
b+1
b+1
+ C1
+ C1 or C1 = + L
b+1
1.6
b+1
so M = + (zL
b+2
b+2
b+2
= 509.8 kN
) + C2
) + C2
b+2
or C2 = L
whence M = + (zL
b+1
b+2
b+2
) L
2.6
= 5647 kNm
= azb kN/m
with a = 8 kN/m and b = 0.6
18m
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
510kN
5647kNm
A
23m
MA
HA
B
1kN/m
11m
VA
D
8kN
MA
12m
HA
23m
HA
1kN/m z
T
8kN
BC:
A
VA
A
VA
AB:
MA
CD:
BC U/D load, so linearly varying shear: V = HA 1z, so V varies from +12.0 kN at B to zero at C
CD no dist load so constant shear: clock positive V = 8 kN
23m
A
B
1kN/m
11m
12m
D
8kN
+8kN
+12kN
A
D
8kN
12kN
+ +8kN
D
0kN
+16kNm
168 kNm
+16kNm
+
D
+88kNm
C
88kNm
C 8kN
45
12m
8m
30
MA
HA
VA
AB:
z
A
30
HA
HAcos30 + VAsin30
MA
VA
VAcos30 - HAsin30
BC:
B
z
45
A
HA
12m
30
M
V
T
45
HAcos45 + VAsin45
MA VA
VAcos45 - HAsin45
12m
C 8kN
45
8m
30
MA
HA
VA
Sketch the shear force diagram SFD:
B
+4kN
-5.66kN
A
Sketch the axial force diagram AFD:
+5.66kN
+6.93kN
C
A
Sketch the bending moment diagram BMD:
+64kNm
+
B
+
C
-32kNm
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