The distributed load on a deck caused by drifted snow can be approximated by the cubic load

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The distributed load on a deck caused by drifted snow can be approximated by the cubic load curve shown. Derive the equations of the shear and bending-moment curves, and determine the maximum bending moment.


The distributed load approximated a deck caused by drifted snow

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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