3.1 - Introduction
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Practice Questions
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What is a roller support?
💡 Hint: Think about how wheels work.
What does static equilibrium refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider the balance of forces!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a roller support?
💡 Hint: Think about how roller wheels turn.
True or False: All forces in a static structure must add up to zero.
💡 Hint: Consider balance in physics!
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Challenge Problems
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A cantilever beam is 10 feet long and has a load of 500 lbs at the free end. Calculate the reactions at the fixed support.
💡 Hint: Think about how the load applies torque at the end.
Determine the reactions for a two-span beam loaded with evenly distributed weights across both spans.
💡 Hint: Break down the problem at each span!
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