LESSON PLAN

KENYA TECHNICAL TRAINERS COLLEGE

Name: Bruno Kisia Level: No. of Date: 3/3/2022 Time: 2:00-2:20pm
Adm No. : 2021BC145130 Diploma Students: 45
Institution: KTTC Class: Subject: STRUCTURES I
DBC20S
LESSON TITLE: Shear force values for point loads. Week 2
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
(i) Determine the shear force values for single point loaded beams.
(ii) Determine shear force values for multiply loaded beams.
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Teaching Aids:
a) Working sheets
b) Calculators

`REFERENCES:
a) Khurmi, R. S., & Khurmi, N. (2019). A Textbook of Strength of Materials. S. Chand Publishing.
b) Internet: https://skyciv.com/docs/tutorials/beam-tutorials/how-to-calculate-shear-force-diagrams/

PRESENTATION:
TIME IN
MINUTES
Introduction
Trainer to: 3 MINS
-Call the class to order
-Take rollcall
-Review the previous lesson (Drawing a free body diagram for a loaded beam and types of
Loads on beams).
-Write the lesson title on the board
-State the lesson objectives
Body/Lesson Development
Step 1:
The learners to calculate shear force values for a single point loaded beam.
Teacher to guide the learner in calculation of the shear force values for a single point loaded 4 MINS
beam

Step 2:
The learners to calculate the shear force values for multiply point loaded beams. 5 MINS
The teacher to guide the calculate the shear force values for multiply point loaded beams

Summary

Class assignment: On the worksheet provided learners to calculate shear force values for the
point loaded beam and hand in before the end on the lesson. 8 MINS

Home assignment. Read on shear force diagrams and bending moment diagrams for point
loaded beams.

REMARKS TOTAL 20 MINS

TIME