Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 5 (Q.No. 41)
41.
A uniformly distributed load may be assumed to behave like a point load at the centre of gravity of the load for all sorts of calculations.
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Saurabh Mangal said:   2 years ago
Anyone, explain the answer in detail.

LordVishal said:   3 years ago
No, calculating shear force with this assumption will lead to wrong results.

Galav said:   8 years ago
How we will find SF and BM by point load, it can be equivalent to a point load?

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