Question

Draw a free body diagram including the support reactions for a simply supported beam

I just need an example

Answer 1



A free body diagram may be defined as a diagram that is used to show relative magnitude and direction of all forces acting on an object in a given situation.

In the above fig a ; represents a simply supported beam which is acted upon by 2 live loads w1 and w2 at points B and C. Fig b; represents the free body diagram of the above descibed fig.a.with forces Ra, w1, w2 and Rb acting on it. This is a simple example of free body diagram of simply supported beam.