_________ load is one which is spread over a beam in such a way that the rate of change of loading varies from point to point.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Point load:

The load which acts over a small distance. Because of concentration over small distance this load can may be considered as acting on a point. Point load is denoted by P and symbol of point load is arrow heading downward (↓).

Uniformly distributed load (UDL):

It is the load whose magnitude remains uniform throughout the length or loaded with same load rate per unit length.

Uniformly Varying Load (Non – Uniformly Distributed Load):

It is that load whose magnitude varies along the loading length with a constant rate.

Uniformly varying load is further divided into two types:

Triangular Load: whose magnitude is zero at one end of span and increases constantly till the 2nd end of the span.
Trapezoidal Load: which is acting on the span length in the form of trapezoid. Trapezoid is generally form with the combination of uniformly distributed load (UDL) and triangular load.