Given: and distributed load Consider the simply supported beam with applied moment, concentrated force, 500 kN m 6.5 m 5.0 kN/m 3.5 m 15 kN Required: Replace ALL of the loading by (1) a single statically equivalent resultant force, and (2) specify the location/distance of the force along the beam axis (horizontal) measured from point O such that the moment about point O (or any point for that matter) is the same as the combined moment effect of all the loads. Note: this location may or may not lie within the beam.

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Given:
and distributed load
Consider the simply supported beam with applied moment, concentrated force,
500 kN m
6.5 m
5.0 kN/m
3.5 m
15 kN
Required: Replace ALL of the loading by (1) a single statically equivalent resultant force,
and (2) specify the location/distance of the force along the beam axis (horizontal) measured from
point O such that the moment about point O (or any point for that matter) is the same as the
combined moment effect of all the loads. Note: this location may or may not lie within the beam.
Transcribed Image Text:Given: and distributed load Consider the simply supported beam with applied moment, concentrated force, 500 kN m 6.5 m 5.0 kN/m 3.5 m 15 kN Required: Replace ALL of the loading by (1) a single statically equivalent resultant force, and (2) specify the location/distance of the force along the beam axis (horizontal) measured from point O such that the moment about point O (or any point for that matter) is the same as the combined moment effect of all the loads. Note: this location may or may not lie within the beam.
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