EXERCISE

PROBLEMS ON
BEAMS
1. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams [SFD
and BMD] for a simply supported beam subjected to
three point loads as shown in the Fig. given below.

5N 10N 8N
A B
C D E
2m 2m 3m 1m
 5N 10N 8N
A B
C D E
2m 2m 3m 1m
9.75N 9.75N
4.75N 4.75N

SFD 5.25N 5.25N

13.25N 13.25N
29Nm
19.5Nm 13.25Nm

BMD
2. Draw SFD and BMD for the double side overhanging
beam subjected to loading as shown below. Locate points
of contraflexure if any.

5kN 10kN 5kN

2kN/m

C A D B E

2m 3m 3m 2m
5kN 10kN 5kN
2kN/m

C A D B E
2m 3m 3m 2m
11kN
+ 5kN 5kN 5kN
+

5kN 5kN
SFD 14kNm 11kN

BMD
10kNm
3. Draw SFD and BMD for the single side overhanging
beam subjected to loading as shown below. Determine
the absolute maximum bending moment and shear forces
and mark them on SFD and BMD.

10kN/m 2 kN 5kN

A
C B D

4m 1m 2m
 10kN/m 2 kN 5kN
X

A x = 2.24m D
X C B
RA=22.4kN
4m 1m 2m
RB=24.6kN
22.4kN
5 kN 5 kN

x = 2.24m
17.6kN
19.6kN 19.6kN
SFD
Point of
contra flexure
9.6kNm

BMD 10kNm
4. Draw SFD and BMD for the single side overhanging
beam subjected to loading as shown below. Mark salient
points on SFD and BMD. Find the bending stress for
the beam of rectangular cross section of 300*100
mm*mm.

60kN/m
20kN
20kN/m

A
C B D

3m 2m 2m
46kN Parabola 60kN
20kN

44kN
SFD 84kN

65.74kNm

Cubic
parabola Parabola

Point of
BMD Contra flexure
Parabola
80kNm
5. Draw SFD and BMD for the single side overhanging
beam subjected to loading as shown below. Mark salient
points on SFD and BMD. Find the maximum bending
stress for cast iron rod of 30 mm diameter.
40kN
0.5m
30kN/m
20kN/m
0.7m
A
B C D E

2m 1m 1m 2m
 30kN Parabola
30kN

x = 1.5 m
10kN 10kN

SFD
50kN 50kN

Parabola 20kNm
10kNm Point of contra flexure

BMD Cubic parabola

20kNm
6. Draw SFD and BMD for a single side overhanging beam
subjected to loading as shown below. Mark absolute
maximum bending moment on bending moment diagram and
locate point of contra flexure.

10kN 15kN/m
20kN/m
5kNm

1m 1m 3m 1m 1m 2m

[Ans: Absolute maximum BM = 60.625 kNm ]

7. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams [SFD
and BMD] for a simply supported beam subjected to
loading as shown in the Fig. given below. Also locate
and determine absolute maximum bending moment.

10kN 16kN
4kN/m
600 B
A

1m 1m 2m 1m 1m

[Ans: Absolute maximum bending moment = 22.034kNm

Its position is 3.15m from Left hand support ]
 8. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams [SFD
and BMD] for a single side overhanging beam subjected
to loading as shown in the Fig. given below. Locate
points of contra flexure if any.

50kN 25kN/m
10kN/m
10kNm
A
B
1m 1m 3m 2m

[Ans : Position of point of contra flexure from RHS = 0.375m]

9. Draw SFD and BMD for a double side overhanging beam subjected
to loading as shown in the Fig. given below. Locate the point in
the AB portion where the bending moment is zero. Find the
maximum stress in the beam of cross section of 500 mm inside
diameter and the wall thickness is 25 mm.

8kN 16kN
4kN/m 8kN

A B
2m 2m 2m 2m

[Ans : Bending moment is zero at mid span]

10. A single side overhanging beam is subjected to uniformly distributed
load of 4 kN/m over AB portion of the beam in addition to its self
weight 2 kN/m acting as shown in the Fig. given below. Draw SFD
and BMD for the beam. Locate the inflection points if any. Also locate
and determine maximum negative and positive bending moments.

4kN/m
2kN/m

A
B
6m 2m

[Ans :Max. positive bending moment is located at 2.89 m from LHS.

and whose value is 37.57 kNm ]
11. Three point loads and one uniformly distributed load are acting on
a cantilever beam as shown in the Fig. given below. Draw SFD
and BMD for the beam. Locate and determine maximum shear
force and bending moments. The cross section of the beam is T
section, the width and depth of the flange and web are 150*50
mm2 and 50*150 mm2 . Find the maimum bending stress in the
beam.
10kN
5kN 2kN/m 20kN

A
1m 1m 1m B

[Ans : Both Shear force and Bending moments are maximum

at supports.]
12. A cantilever beam of span 6m is subjected to three point loads at
1/3rd points as shown in the Fig. given below. Draw SFD and
BMD for the beam. Locate and determine maximum shear force
and hogging bending moment. Also locate points of contra flexure
if any. Find the bending stress for a beam of rectangular cross
section having width*depth are 200*300 mm*mm.

5kN 10kN 8kN

0.5m 5kN
300

A 2m 2m 2m B

[Ans : Max. Shear force = 20.5kN, Max BM= 71kNm

Both max. shear force and bending moments will occur
at supports.]
13. A trapezoidal load is acting in the middle portion AB of the
double side overhanging beam as shown in the Fig. given below. A
couple of magnitude 10 kNm and a concentrated load of 14 kN
acting on the tips of overhanging sides of the beam as shown.
Draw SFD and BMD. Mark salient features like maximum
positive, negative bending moments and shear forces, inflection
points if any.

14kN 40kN/m 20kN/m

10kNm
600

A B
1m 4m 2m

[Ans : Maximum positive bending moment = 49.06 kNm

14. Draw SFD and BMD for the single side overhanging beam
subjected loading as shown below.. Mark salient features like
maximum positive, negative bending moments and shear forces,
inflection points if any.

24kN
0.5m 4kN/m
6kN/m

1m 1m 3m 2m 3m

Ans: Maximum positive bending moment = 41.0 kNm

15. A beam of 12 m long is supported at 2 m and 10 m
from the left end. It carries uniformly distributed
loads of 15 kN/m over both overhanging lengths
along with a clockwise couple load of 220 kN-m at
mid-span. Draw the shear force and bending moment
diagrams for the beam. Find the position and
magnitudes of maximum bending moment and the
position of the point of contra flexure.
16. A simply supported beam of length 8 m rests on
supports 5 m apart, the right hand end is overhanging
by 2 m and the left hand end is overhanging by 1m.
The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 5
kN/m over the entire length. It also carries two point
loads of 4 kN and 6 kN at each end of the beam. The
load of 4 kN is at the extreme left of the beam.
Whereas the load of 6 kN is at the extreme right of the
beam. Draw S.F and B.M diagrams for the beam and
find the points of contra flexure.
17. Draw SF and BM diagram for the beam
shown in figure. Indicate the values at all
salient points.
18. Draw the bending moment and shear force
diagram for the beam loaded as shown in
Mark the values at the salient points.
Determine the point of contra flexure also.
19.(a) The intensity of loading on a simply supported
beam of 5 m span increases uniformly from 10 kN/
m at one end to 16 kN/m at other end. Find the
position and magnitude of maximum bending
moment. Also draw SF and BM diagrams.

(b) Draw S.F.D. and B.M.D. for a cantilever

subjected to uniformly varying load with intensity
w/unit length at free end and zero at fixed end. Find
the maximum bending stress for I section having
dimensions : top flange 6 cm wide and 1 cm thick.
Bottom flange 12 cm wide and 1cm thick, web 1
cm thick. Total depth of I section is 12 cm.
20. Draw the SFD and BMD for the beam loaded
as shown in the Figure
21. A simply supported beam of length 10 m
carries a uniformly varying load whose
intensity varies from a maximum value of 5
kN/m at both ends to zero at the centre of the
beam. Draw the variation of 'SF' and 'BM'
diagram. Find the maximum bending stress for
T section having dimensions : flange is 12 cm
wide and 2 cm deep and the web is 1.5 cm
wide and 12 cm deep.
22. (a) A simply supported beam of length L is
having the uniformly varying load of intensity zero
at the both ends and maximum of w/unit length at
the middle of the beam. Draw the SF and BM
diagram.
(b) Draw the SF and BM diagram for a cantilever
beam having uniformly distributed load of intensity
w/unit length over the entire length of L. find the
maximum bending stress for I section with top
flange 8 cm*2 cm thick, bottom flange 16 cm*4 cm
thick and the web is 20 cm deep and 2 cm thick.
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