Practice - Design Sign Conventions
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Practice Questions
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What direction is a positive load on a beam?
💡 Hint: Think of 'up' as positive in everyday terms.
What type of axial force is considered positive?
💡 Hint: Recall that tension pulls on the beam.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What convention defines a positive load?
💡 Hint: Remember the right-hand rule.
True or False? Tension is classified as a negative axial force.
💡 Hint: Always consider forces that pull to be positive.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a beam subjected to a point load at one end and a uniformly distributed load along its length. Analyze the shear force and flexural moment at different points of the beam.
💡 Hint: Utilize the relationships defined in the section to deduce shear and moment.
A cantilever beam is fixed at one end with a downward load applied at the free end. Calculate the flexural moment at the fixed support.
💡 Hint: Remember: Moment = Force x Distance.
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