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Sketch the deflected shape
Determine the reactions at the supports
Calculate and sketch the distribution of the shear force and the bending moment
Locate the max moment and POC locations
(Note: all dimensions are in meters)
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Q2. For the beams shown below:
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ii.
iii.
iv.
Sketch the deflected shape
Determine the reactions at the supports
Calculate and sketch the distribution of the shear force and the bending moment
Locate the max moment and POC locations
(Note: all dimensions are in meters)
15kN/m
6kN/m
30 kN
30
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A
B
Pin
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5.0
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Use Burdine's (1953) equation from the handout (the statistical capillary tube model equation with the values of b, r, and m assumed by Burdine) to mathematically derive a relationship for the hydraulic conductivity function that is based on the SWRC model of Brooks and Corey (1964).
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