4.

3 Shear and Moment Diagrams for a Beam 153

TABLE 4.1  Relationship between Loading, Shear, and Moment

dV dM
Loading Shear Diagram, = w Moment Diagram, = V
dx dx
P
0 slope  VR
ML MR
slope  VL
0
VL MR
VR
ML
VL VR
positive constant slopes
zero slope

0
ML M¿
MR
ML 0
4
MR
0
zero slope zero slope

slope  VR
w0
w0
slope  VL
ML MR
VL MR
VR ML
VL VR constant slope positive decreasing slope

w2
slope  w1 slope  VR

w1 slope  w2 slope  VL

ML MR VL MR
ML
VR

VL negative increasing slope positive decreasing slope

VR

slope  VR
w1 slope  w1

slope  VL
w2 slope  w2
VL
ML MR MR
VR ML

negative decreasing slope positive decreasing slope

VL VR