2nd April 2020

To: SKAB 2223 Engineers

From: Hazlan Abdul Hamid
Subject: Individual Assignment 2.

1. Please work on the problem set attached.

2. The completed solution set must be turned in by the 23:59:59, 9th April 2020, by
uploading it to the elearning website.
3. Late work will be penalized by deduction of marks.
4. All completed solution must be done in a professional manner and not haphazardly.
5. Each solution set must have a cover memo page containing the following:

To: Hazlan Abdul Hamid

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Solution summary:

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6. Each solution must have at least one checker. More than one person can be checkers to a
solution set (minimum of one and maximum of three checkers). Each person should at
least be a checker to at least one solution set.
7. Originality of solution sets will also be assessed accordingly.

Thank you
SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT ASSIGNMENT

Q1. For the beam ABCD shown in Figure Q1,

a) determine the support reactions at points A and C.
b) determine the expressions for the shear force, v(x) and the bending moments M(x) for the
span BC.
i. Distance x is referred to the left-end A of the beam.
ii. Distance x is referred to the right-end D of the beam.
c) Construct the shear force diagram (SFD) and bending moment diagram (BMD) for the
beam. Please indicate all important values in the diagrams

FIGURE Q1

Q2. Figure Q2 shows a propped cantilever beam ABCDE.

a) Determine the support reactions at fixed-end E.
b) Determine the expressions for the shear force and the bending moments for the span CD.
i. Distance x is referred to the left-end A of the beam.
ii. Distance x is referred to the right-end D of the beam.
c) Also, construct the bending moment diagram of the beam. Please indicate all important
values in the diagrams.

FIGURE Q2

Q3. Figure Q3 shows a shear force diagram of a beam that is supported at A and D.
a) By assuming that no moment is applied to the beam, construct the loading diagram of the
beam.
b) Also, construct the bending moment diagram of the beam.
Please indicate all important values in the diagrams.
 FIGURE Q2
Q4. Beam ABCD, as shown in Figure Q4, has an overhanging span AB, while supported by a pin
and a roller at points B and D respectively. A 100 kNm moment is applied at point A and a
vertical 30 kN point load acts at point C. Span BC supports a uniformly distributed load while
span CD supports a trapezoidal distributed load; their intensities are as indicated in the figure.
Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam. Please indicate all relevant
values and their locations where necessary.

30 kN
25 kN/m

100 kNm 10 kN/m

A B D
C

5m 5m 5m