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Beam with joint and offset load

This exercise is about the following questions:

How to calculate the forces in a joint?

How to calculate the bearing loads if a force acts with an offset?

Task
A force F acts with an offset on a beam. The beam is fixed on one side and connected
to a floating bearing with a joint. Find the reaction forces in A, B and C.

Beam with joint and an offset force

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The beam is divided into two sections to determine the bearing reactions and the joint
forces.

Section 1

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The equilibrium of forces in the x-direction is

∑ F x = 0 = F + F Bx (1)

F Bx = −F (2)

The equilibrium of forces in the y-direction is

∑ F y = 0 = F Ay + F By (3)

The equilibrium of moments around point A gives

∑ M (A) = 0 = −F ⋅ a + F By ⋅ 2 ⋅ a (4)

F ⋅ a
F By = (5)
2 ⋅ a

So the result from equation 3 is

F
F Ay = − − (6)
2

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The equilibrium of forces in the x-direction is

∑ F x = 0 = − − F Bx + F C x (7)

F C x = −F (8)

The equilibrium of forces in the y-direction is

∑ F y = 0 = − − F By + F C y (9)

F
FC y = (10)
2

The equilibrium of moments around point C gives

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MC = − − F ⋅ a (12)

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