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Lec 2 - Moment Diagram by Parts

The document discusses how to draw and calculate the moment of a moment diagram by parts for determining beam deflection using the moment-area method. It provides the basic principles that the bending moment caused by loads on either side of a beam section equals the sum of the moments from each individual load, and that the moment of a load about an axis is defined by the equation of a spandrel. Examples are also given.

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Lec 2 - Moment Diagram by Parts

The document discusses how to draw and calculate the moment of a moment diagram by parts for determining beam deflection using the moment-area method. It provides the basic principles that the bending moment caused by loads on either side of a beam section equals the sum of the moments from each individual load, and that the moment of a load about an axis is defined by the equation of a spandrel. Examples are also given.

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MOMENT DIAGRAM BY PARTS

The moment-area method of finding the deflection of a beam will demand the accurate computation of the area
of a moment diagram, as well as the moment of such area about any axis. To pave its way, this section will deal
on how to draw moment diagram by parts and to calculate the moment of such diagrams about a specified axis.

Basic Principles

1. The bending moment caused by all forces to the left or to the right of any section is equal to the
respective algebraic sum of the bending moments at that section caused by each load acting
separately.

2. The moment of a load about a specified axis is always defined by the equation of a spandrel

where n is the degree of power of x.


The graph of the above equation is as shown below

and the area and location of centroid are defined as follows.

Cantilever Loadings
A = area of moment diagram
Mx = moment about a section of distance x
barred x = location of centoid
Degree = degree power of the moment diagram
EXAMPLES
1)
1st solution:
Solution 2:
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