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ASD/LRFD
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American
Forest &
x Paper
Association
w
R R
ood Council
2 2
V
Shear V
Wood
American W
Mmax
Moment
American
Forest &
Paper
DESIGN AID No. 6 Association
BEAM FORMULAS WITH
SHEAR AND MOMENT
DIAGRAMS
The American Wood Council (AWC) is part of the wood products group of the
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). AF&PA is the national trade
association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry, representing member
companies engaged in growing, harvesting, and processing wood and wood fiber,
manufacturing pulp, paper, and paperboard products from both virgin and recycled
fiber, and producing engineered and traditional wood products. For more information
see www.afandpa.org.
Copyright 2007
American Forest & Paper Association, Inc.
x
w
R R
2 2
V
Shear V
Mmax
Moment
7-36 A
Figure 2 Simple Beam Uniform Load Partially Distributed
a b c
wb
R1 R2
V1
Shear
V2
R
a + 1
w
Mmax
Moment
7-36 B
a
wa
R1 R2
x
V1
Shear
V2
R
1
w
Mmax
Moment
Figure 4 7-37 ASimple Beam Uniform Load Partially Distributed at Each End
a b c
w1a
w2c
R1 R2
V1
V2
Shear
R1
w1
Mmax
Moment
7-37 B
x
W
R1 R2
.57741
V1
Shear
V2
Mmax
Moment
x
W
R R
2 2
V
Shear
V
Mmax
Moment
7-38 B
x P
R R
2 2
V
Shear
V
Mmax
Moment
x P
R1 R2
a b
V1
V2
Shear
Mmax
Moment
x P P
R R
a a
V
Shear V
Mmax
Moment
x P P
R1 R2
a b
V1
Shear V2
M2
M1
Moment
P1 P2
x
R1 R2
a b
V1
Shear V2
M1 M2
Moment
7-41-a
w
V
Shear
Mmax
Moment
7-41- B
Shear
Mmax
Moment
Figure 14 7-42 A
Cantilever Beam Concentrated Load at Any Point
x P
a b
Shear V
Mmax
Moment
7-42-b
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL
Figure 15 Beam Fixed at One End, Supported at Other Uniformly Distributed
Load
R2
R1
V1
Shear
V2
3
8
4
M1
Mmax
x P
R2
R1
2 2
V1
Shear V2
M1
M2
3
11
x P
R2
R1
a b
V1
Shear V2
M1
Moment M2
Pa
R2
7-44 A a
x x1
w(+ a)
R1 R2
(1 a 2 )
2 2
V1 V2
V3
Shear
M1
Moment
M2
a2 )
(1
2
7-44 B
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL
Figure 19 Beam Overhanging One Support Uniformly Distributed Load on
Overhang
x x1
wa
R1 R2
V2
V1
Shear
Mmax
Moment
7-45 A
a
x x1
P
R1 R2
V2
V1
Shear
Mmax
Moment
7-45 B
x x1
R1 R2
a b
V1
V2
Shear
Mmax
Moment
Figure 22 Beam
7-46 A Overhanging Both Supports Unequal Overhangs Uniformly
Distributed Load
R1 R2
a b c
V2 V4
V1 V3
X
X1
M3
Mx 1
M1
M2
7-46 B
x
w
R R
2 2
V
Shear
V
.2113
M1
Moment Mmax
7-47 A
Figure 24 Beam Fixed at Both Ends Concentrated Load at Center
x
P
R R
2 2
V
Shear
V
Mmax
Moment Mmax
7-47 B
x
P
R1 R2
a b
V1
Shear V2
Ma
M1 Moment
M2
7-48 A
Figure 26 Continuous Beam Two Equal Spans Uniform Load on One Span
R1 R2 R3
V1
V2 Shear V3
7
16
Mmax
M1
Moment
7-48 B
2 2
P
R1 R2 R3
V1 V3
V2 Shear
Mmax
M1
Moment
7-49 A
a b
R1 R2 R3
V1
V3
V2 Shear
Mmax
Moment
M1
7-49 B
wl wl
R1 R2 R3
l l
V1 V2
V2 V3
3l/8 3l/8
M2
M1
max
0.4215 l 0.4215 l
7-50 A
Figure 30 Continuous Beam Two Equal Spans Two Equal Concentrated Loads
Symmetrically Placed
P P
R1 R2 R3
a a a a
V1 V2
V3 V2
x
Mx M2
M1
l l
w l1 w l2
R1 R2 R3
l l
1 2
V1 V3
V4
V2
x1 x2
Mx1 Mx2
M1
P1 P2
R1 R2 R3
l l
1 2
a a b b
V3
V1
V2 V4
Mm
1 Mm
2
M1