The rectangular cantilever beam has a distributed load q(x) and a discrete moment M=3kNm
applied as shown in the figure below.
A
B
C
x=0
x=5m
x=10m
a) Use a computer plotting tool (EXCEL or Matlab) to plot the V(x) and M(x) diagrams for the
beam.
[10 points]
b) Determine the x-coordinate of the maximum shear stress along the beam's length.
[5 points]
c) Calculate the magnitude of the maximum shear stress in the beam.
[10 points]
The rectangular cantilever beam has a distributed load q(x) and a discrete moment M = 3 kNm applied as shown in the figure below.
q(x) = 500 + 3x3 N/m
45 mm
M
A
B
C
15 mm
x =0
x=5m
x =10 m
a) Use a computer plotting tool (EXCEL or Matlab) to plot the V(x) and M(x) diagrams for the beam. [10 points]
b) Determine the x-coordinate of the maximum shear stress along the beam's length. [5 points]
c) Calculate the magnitude of the maximum shear stress in the beam.
[10 points]