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• A distributed load
can be equated with
a concentrated load
applied at a specific
point along the bar
Geometry Method
10 kN/m
• The magnitude of the
resultant force is
equivalent to the
1m 3m 2m
area under the curve
of the distributed
load F r b * h 10 kN * 3m
m
F r 30 kN
Geometry Method
10 kN/m
curve
L 5m 3
2
w ( x ) xdx x dx
x 0
L
0
w ( x ) dx 7 . 45 7.45 kN
0
2 5
x 2 5m
[x ]0
5 * 7 . 45
3m
x 3 .0 m
Integral Method – Example
• For a vertical bar,
simply integrate with
respect to y instead
of x
5m 5m
5m
Fr w ( y ) dy
2
y dy w ( y ) y kN / m
2
y0 y0
1
Fr
3 5m
[ y ]0
3 2m
F r 41 . 7 kN
Integral Method – Example
• For a vertical bar,
simply integrate with
respect to y instead
of x
L 5m 3.75 m
3
w ( y ) ydy y dy
y 0
L
0
w ( y ) dy 41 . 7 41.7 kN
0
1
y
4 5m
[ y ]0
4 * 41 . 7
y 3 . 75 m
References
• Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics (Beer, 9th
ed)
• Distributed Load on Beams
• www.engr.uky.edu/statics/Content/Chapter.../Chapter%205%20D.
doc
• Resolving Distributed Loads
• http://pages.uoregon.edu/struct/courseware/461/461_lectures/
461_lecture20/461_lecture20.html
• Distributed Load on a Beam (Centroid)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ocb9KwPjo