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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Sample Problem 7.4
• Determine the support reactions by summing
moments about the beam ends.
( 6 m) − ( 18 kN)( 3.5 m) 0
M A = 0 : B
=
y
B y
= 10.5 kN
( 6 m) + ( 18 kN)( 6 m − 3.5 m) 0
M B = 0 : − A
=
y
A y
= 7.5 kN
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