Statically determinate and statically indeterminate beams with applications

Q: Give examples of curved beams?

A: Curved beam: A beam which is already bent without effect of any application of external force and…

Q: Cantilever prismatic beam is loaded by concentrated loads.

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Q: What happens if the loading on a beam is discontinuous?

A: When there is a loading discontinuity in a beam, the value of stress (internal resisting force) in…

Q: Define the term application in beams?

A: There are so many applications of beams. These are given as, (1) I-beams are so commonly used beams…

Q: What are the four loadings that include the loadings on cantilevered beams?

A: The four types of loadings to which the all the beams are subjected to are: Shear load: Shear load…

Q: Why is the stability for beams important?

A: Beams are the lateral members of structures/machines. They resist loads applied laterally.

Q: What does the stress in a composite beam depend on? O the modulus of elasticity of both materials…

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Q: An example for statically determinate beam is beam.

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Q: Activity 1: What will be the possible scenarios that might be happened to the beam shown due to the…

A: The forces acting are the weight of the block acting downwards and the weight of the beam acting…

Q: When some beams are subjected to an axial force, are the effects of this force often neglected in…

A: In the design of most of the beams, the axial force is considered, since the axial force is…

Q: Why is the stress analysis of a non-prismatic beam generally very difficult toperform?

A: For a prismatic member(a member having uniform cross section throughout its length),the value of…

Q: What does the stress in a composite beam depend on? the modulus of elasticity of both materials the…

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Q: Part B Draw the moment diagram for the beam. Follow the sign convention. Click on "add vertical line…

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Q: Before finding the slope or displacement, is it helpful to sketch the deflected shape of the beam?

A: Yes, it is much helpful to sketch the deflected shape of the beam. Before calculating the slope and…

Q: What is a simply supported beam?

A: A simply supported beam is one of the simplest structures in Structural Mechanics. The one end of a…

Q: The diagram shows the welded crass beam which farms an encastré beam. Calculate the magnitude of…

A: (a) For a fixed beam with a uniform distributed load, The bending moment diagram and shear force…

Q: How can the flexural rigidity be constant along the length of the beam?

A: Flexural rigidity is defined as the product of Young’s modulus (E) and Moment of inertia of the beam…

Q: What kind of Beams are called non-prismatic beams?

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Q: What is the cantilevered beam?

A: Cantilever beam- It’s a rigid structure that is made to bear the load applied to its axis. A…

Q: Is a simple cantilever beam externally determinate structure?

A: Externally determinate are those structures whose no. Of unknowns are equal to no. Of equations.

Q: When should the beam be re-designed on the basis of shear tallow?

A: The beam is defined as a rigid member which can only be bear loading perpendicular to the…

Q: What do the external loadings on a beam create?

A: To define: what does the external loading create on a beam Beam: beam is defined as any structural…

Q: What method should be developed in curved beams to describe the stress distribution?

A: The distribution of stress in curved beams can be determined using the following assumptions: 1. The…

Q: Define the term Beams?

A: Beam: Beams are lateral members of structures which resists the load horizontally. They deflect due…

Q: Define the term fully stressed beam?

A: Given Beam To find Definition of fully stressed beam

Q: The deflection of a beam or shaft must be often be limited. Why?

A: The deflection of a beam is calculated using the Euler-Bernoulli equation. It depends on the…

Q: When does the deflection of the beam become maximum?

A: The bending moment equation of the beam is given by the formula, M=EId2ydx2 Where,  y=deflection of…

Q: Which of the following is statically indeterminate beam? O simple beam O overhanging O propped beam…

A: Propped beam is the type of beam in which one end is fixed and the other end is support by the…

Q: Why are the fully stressed beams non-prismatic?

A: Fully stressed beams:   -  A  beam with maximum allowable bending stress at every section.    - It…

Q: How is the moment area method applied to statically indeterminate beams and shafts?

A: If in a beam the number of unknown reactions exceeds the available number of equilibrium equations…

Q: Why do the Engineers purposely design composite beams?

A: The composite material is a combination of two or more different materials with different chemical…

Q: What is the difference between cantilever and fixed beams? (Explain in no more than 200 words)

A: 1. In case of cantilever beam, one end of the beam is fixed whereas Fixed beams are fixed at both…

Q: Discuss the limitations of the superposition method and the conjugate beam method. Between the two…

A: The load at any location on the conjugate beam is equal to the bending moment at that position…

Q: Why is the magnitude and direction of the principal stress change from point to point within a beam…

A: Principal stresses is known as the magnitude of normal stress  acting on a principal plane in a…

Q: ich of the following statements is true for bending of a slender cantilever beam with a narrow…

A: Answer will be option (b) that is all these statements are false.

Q: Give an example of non-prismatic beams?

A: Non-prismatic beams Mostly observed beams in the surrounding are slender, and uniform in the area…

Q: Give two examples of the elastic curves for loaded beams?

A: Consider a beam: Here,reaction at A,RA=PaLReaction force at B,RB=P(1+aL)Now,Bending Moment on the…

Q: Why should the beams be designed on the basis of strength?

A: Beam is a structural member that supports the loadings perpendicular to their longitudinal axis.

Q: Give some examples of composite beams?

A: Composite beams are constructed from more than one material to increase stiffness or strength (or to…

Q: What is the impact of torsion for beams?

A: When a circular prismatic beam is subjected to transverse load which is acting at some transverse…

Q: Which of the following beam is statically determinate beam Select one: a. Cantilever b. Simply…

A: The correct ans is (d)

Q: Why do the engineers sometimes choose a beam having a variable cross-sectional area?

A: The most efficient and economical section used as a beam is I section which is having a…

Q: ___________ beam is statically indeterminate beam Select one: a. Cantilever b. Simply supported c.…

A: A statically indeterminate beam is a beam in which the number of unknowns are more than the…

Q: When can we consider a beam to be a true T beam?

A: When span of bean is greater than 4 m then T beam is considered as compared to rectangular beam.…

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A: statically indeterminate beam is the beam having number of unknown is more then the number of…

Q: Expalin the Beams on Elastic Foundations ?

A: A beam resting on the elastic support is said to be a beam on the elastic foundation. When a beam is…

Q: Discuss various methods for determining the deflection and slope of beams and shafts?

A: The methods to determine the defection and the slopes in the beam depending on the orientation of…

Q: what is the derived formula for both fixed beam and propped cantilever beam for reaction force and…

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