SHEAR AND MOMENT

DIAGRAMS
SHEAR FORCE – WHEN THE FORCE PASS THROUGH
ALONG THE PLANE OF THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER
WHICH CAUSES CUTTING AND SLIPPING
BETWEEN TWO FORCES.

STATICALLY DETERMINATE BEAMS- SUPPORT

REACTIONS OF BEAMS IN A FORCE SYSTEM CAN
BE ACQUIRED/DETERMINED THROUGH SIMPLE
ALGEBRA.
 Draw the shear and bending-moment diagrams for
a simply supported beam AB of span L subjected to ∑MB = 0 + MC = FA(L)
a single concentrated load P at its midpoint C.
MC = 0.5P(L)
P FA(L)-P(L)=0
FA(L)-P(0.5L)=0
(1/2)L (1/2)L
FA=0.5P
∑Fy = 0 +
A C B
FA+FB-P=0
FA L FB=P-0.5P
FB
FB=0.5P
(½)P

x
SHEAR
P
DIAGRAM
+(½)P
-(½)P
MC=0.5PL
MOMENT
MA=0 MB=0 DIAGRAM
x
 Draw the shear and bending-moment diagrams for PROBABLE QUESTIONS:
a simply supported beam AB of span L subjected to
a single concentrated load P at its midpoint C.
Why is the shear constant from A to C?
P

(1/2)L (1/2)L
Because the value of shear force at any point
A B from A to just before C is constant
C

FA L FB
(½)P

x
SHEAR
P
DIAGRAM
+(½)P
-(½)P
MC=0.5PL
MOMENT
MA=0 MB=0 DIAGRAM
x
 Draw the shear and bending-moment diagrams for PROBABLE QUESTIONS:
a simply supported beam AB of span L subjected to
a single concentrated load P at its midpoint C.
Why is the slope of the moment diagram
P from A to C at inclined position?
(1/2)L (1/2)L
(1/2)L

A B D
C A
C

FA L FB FA
(½)P If we take moment of FA about D
MD=(0.25)(PL)
x
SHEAR For this case the moment varies
P
DIAGRAM linearly from A-C
+(½)P
-(½)P
MC=0.5PL
MOMENT
MA=0 MB=0 DIAGRAM
x
Draw the shear and bending-moment diagrams for a simply supported beam
AB of span L subjected to a single concentrated load P at its midpoint C.

(1/2)L (1/2)L

A C B

FA L FB
(½)P