ASSIGNMENT

Each of these beams is a W12x30. Consider the bending force acting on each beam:

1. Which one is subjected to the most?
2. Which one is subjected to the least?
3. What structural property/formula should you reference?
4. How much does each beam weigh?
5. Does the size of the beam matter when considering bending moments?
   

Before you answer, which beam do you think you’d feel the most safe standing on?

A: Uniformly Distributed Load supported on both ends
B: Point Load at center, supported on both ends
C: Uniformly Distributed Load on a cantilever
D: Point Load at end of Cantilever

REFERENCES

The Engineering Toolbox
American Wide Flange Beams

YouTube | Hyperfine
ARE 5.0 - Moment Formulas

YouTube | Civil Engineering Academy
Finding the Max Bending Moments in Beams

YouTube | Dartmouth X
Types of Beams - Cantilever and Simply Supported

YouTube | Dartmouth X
What is a Beam

Linsgroup.com
Beam Formulas with Shear and Bending Moments

Architectural Graphic Standards, 12th Ed.
pg. 1026