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Reduction of A Simple Distributed Load: Read Section 4.9

Here are the steps to solve this problem: 1) The distributed load is a uniform triangular load with a base of 2 m and a height of 10 kN/m. 2) The area under the loading diagram is 1/2 * base * height = 5 kN. 3) The resultant force is 5 kN. 4) The centroid of a triangle is located at 2/3 of the distance from the base. Since the base is 2 m, the centroid is located 2/3 * 2 = 1.33 m from A. Therefore, the resultant force is 5 kN and acts 1.33 m from A along the beam.

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Reduction of A Simple Distributed Load: Read Section 4.9

Here are the steps to solve this problem: 1) The distributed load is a uniform triangular load with a base of 2 m and a height of 10 kN/m. 2) The area under the loading diagram is 1/2 * base * height = 5 kN. 3) The resultant force is 5 kN. 4) The centroid of a triangle is located at 2/3 of the distance from the base. Since the base is 2 m, the centroid is located 2/3 * 2 = 1.33 m from A. Therefore, the resultant force is 5 kN and acts 1.33 m from A along the beam.

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Reduction of a Simple

Distributed Load
Read Section 4.9
Reduction of a Simple Distributed Load
A body is not always experiencing point loads (forces) like the ones we
have been looking at to this point in the course.

Often, a body is subjected to loads acting over an area. For example:


• snow loads on a roof
• wind pressure on the side of a building
• the weight of water in a swimming pool

Pressures are measured in Pascals which are N/m2


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Loading Along a
Single Axis
Loading function 𝑁
𝑝=𝑝 𝑥 !
𝑚

Coplanar load
𝑁
𝑤=𝑝 𝑥 𝑏
𝑚

Coplanar Distributed Load: we can use techniques we have


learned to resolve this system to a resultant force FR acting at a
specific location on the beam.
Loading Along a
Single Axis
Loading function 𝑁
𝑝=𝑝 𝑥 !
𝑚

Coplanar load
𝑁
𝑤=𝑝 𝑥 𝑏
𝑚

Coplanar Distributed Load: we can use techniques we have


learned to resolve this system to a resultant force FR acting at a
specific location on the beam.
Magnitude of Resultant Force
FR is the sum of all the forces in the
system. Use integration to find the
Area under the Loading Curve.

𝐹" = ) 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = ) 𝑑𝐴 = 𝐴
Location of Resultant Force

𝑀" # = - 𝑀#

𝐹" = ) 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
$

−𝑥𝐹
̅ " = − ) 𝑥 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
$
Location of Resultant Force
̅ " − ∫$ 𝑥 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
−𝑥𝐹
=
−𝐹" −𝐹"

∫$ 𝑥 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑥̅ =
∫$ 𝑤 𝑥 𝑑𝑥

∫% 𝑥 𝑑𝐴
𝑥̅ =
∫% 𝑑𝐴
Location of Resultant Force

∫% 𝑥 𝑑𝐴
𝑥̅ =
∫% 𝑑𝐴

𝑥̅ locates the centroid C (the geometric


centre of the area under the distributed
loading.
Location of Resultant Force

∫% 𝑥 𝑑𝐴
𝑥̅ =
∫% 𝑑𝐴

The resultant force’s line of action passes


through the centroid C.
Location of Resultant
Force
Often, our distributed loads take a
much simpler geometric form, like
a triangle or a rectangle.

We can look up the centroids for


common shapes. See back of your
textbook (after the index).
In summary
Distributed forces w = w (x) give the intensity of loading along the
length of a member. Units are N/m.

External effects caused by coplanar distributed force can be


represented by a single resultant force.

Resultant force = area under the loading diagram. Acts through the
centroid.
Examples
F4.37 Determine the resultant force and specify where it acts on the beam
measure from A.
F4.42 Determine the resultant force and specify where it acts on the beam
measure from A.
4.147 Replace the distributed loading by an equivalent resultant force, and
specify its location on the beam measured from the pin at A.
4.149 Replace the distributed loading by an equivalent resultant force and
specify where its line of action intersects a horizontal line along member AB,
measured from A.
Try this one on your own.
4.150 Replace the distributed loading by an equivalent resultant force and
specify where its line of action intersects a vertical line along member BC,
measured from C.
4.41 Determine the resultant force and specify where it acts on the beam measured from A.

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