A 3 m long beam, simply supported at both ends, carries two equal loads of 10 N each at a distance of 1 m and 2 m from one end. The shear force at the mid-point would be

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  1. 0 N
  2. 5 N
  3. 10 N
  4. 20 N

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Option 1 : 0 N
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Concept:

The figure shows the simply supported beam with the point loads.

Total vertical force:

∑Fy = RA + RB = 20

Calculation:

From figure,

RA = RB = 10 N and C is the midpoint of the beam AB.

From SFD, at point "C", the magnitude of Shear force is zero.

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