Shear Force and Bending Moment

Q. The SFD and BMD for a beam are shown in the given figures I and II. The corresponding loading diagram would be

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. Two people weighing W each are sitting on a plank of length L floating on water at L/4 from either end. Neglecting the weight of the plank, the bending moment at the centre of the plank is

1. $\frac{WL}{8}$
2. $\frac{WL}{16}$
3. $\frac{WL}{32}$
4. Zero

Q. The bending moments at point A, B and C of the beam shown in the given figure will be

1. 10 kN - m, 10 kN-m and 10kN-m
2. 10 kN-m, 10kN-m and -10kN-m
3. 20 kN-m, 10kN-m and -10kN-m
4. 10 kN-m, -10kN-m and 20kN-m

Q. If the area under the shear curve for a beam between the two points$X_{1}and{X}_2$ is k, then the difference between the moments at the two points $X_{1}and{X}_2$ will be equal to

1. k
2. 2k
3. k/2

4. $k^2$

Q. A simply supported beam AB is subjected to a concentrated load at C, the centre of the span. The area of the SF diagram from A to C will give

1. BM at C
2. Load at S
3. SF at C
4. Difference between BM values at A and C

Q. The bending moment for which the beam shown below is to be designed is

1. 200 kN-m
2. 800 kN-m
3. 600 kN-m
4. 640 kN-m

Q. Which one of the following is the bending moment diagram for the vertical cantilever beam loaded as shown in the figure below?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. Consider the following statements for the column with a bracket as shown in the figure given below:


1. Shear force is constant throughout
2. Maximum moment in the column is Pe
3. The compressive axial force in the column is 0.4 p

Which of these statement is/ are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1 only
3. 1 and 3
4. 2 only

Q. At what distance from left support of the beam shown below, is the shear force zero?

1. 1 m
2. 1.25 m
3. 1.5 m
4. 2.5 m

Q. Consider the following statements with regards to the shear force diagram for the beam ABCD:

1. The beam ABCD is an overhanging beam having support at A and D only.
2. The beam carries a point load of 20kN at C.
3. The beam carries a concentrated load of 10 kN at the end B.
4. The beam is an overhanging beam having supports at C and D only.
5. The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 70 kN over the left hand portion AC only.
Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1, 3 and 5
3. 2, 3 and 4
4. 2, 4 and 5

Q. The diagram below shows a simply supported beam with load.



which one of the following diagrams is the shear force diagram for this beam?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. What is the bending moment at A for the bent column shown in the figure given below?

1. 40 kN-m
2. 20 kN-m
3. 10 kN-m
4. Zero

Q. The bending moment at A for the beam shown below (not to scale) is

1. 3200 kN.mm
2. 3600 kN.mm
3. 4200 kN.mm
4. 4800 kN.mm

Q. Match List -I(Type and position of load on cantilever) with List-II (Shape of moment diagram for cantilever) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List -I
A. Carrying linearly varying load from zero at its free end and maximum at the fixed end
B. Subjected to uniformly distributed load
C. Carrying concentrated load its free end
D. Whose free end is subjected to bending moment

List-ll

1. Parabola
2. Rectangle
3. Cubic parabola
4. Triangle

1. 3 2 1 4
2. 4 3 3 1
3. 3 1 4 2
4. 2 4 1 3

Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. Shear force is the first derivative of bending moment.
2. Shear force is the first derivative of intensity of load.
3. Load intensity on a beam is the first derivative of bending moment.
4. Bending moment is the first derivative of shear force.