MATLAB Code for Beam - Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagram

Element 011 Project Brief
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Element 011 Project Brief
Description
You need to write a MATLAB code for the beam presented in Figure 1. Table 1 outlines details of the
beam. Your code must generate the following FOUROUTPUTS:
1. Bending Moment Diagram
2. Shear Force Diagram
3. Maximum Shear Force magnitude and and its location along the beam
4. Maximum Bending Momenmt magnitude and its locationalong the beam
Figure 1
Table 1
P1 (kN) P2 (kN) Span
L(m)
α
Sum of your student number
digits
0.4 * (Sum of your
student number digits) 6 30o
Tips
 You need to follow all the instructions discussed in the class to write, improve and run your code.
 Presentation of the results is very important.
Solution:

Element 010 Project Brief SEM 1 – 2018/19
P1 (kN) P2 (kN) Span
L(m)
α
35 14 6 30o
Here,
P1 is 35 KN
P2 is 14 KN
L = 6 m
Now,
Resolving all the inclined loads:
Load P2 is having:
Horizontal component:P2h: cos 30 ×14=12.124 KN
Vertical Component P2v: sin 30 ( 14 ) =7 KN
Now,
we need to find the reaction forces: Ra and Rb
Take moment about A
Rb ( 6 )= ( P 1 ) 2+P 2 v ( 4 )
Rb= 35 ( 2 ) +(7 (4))
6 =16.333 KN
Now,
3 | P a g e
A B