How To Calculate Support Reaction Forces For A Beam With A Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL)

This video covers how to calculate the support reactions of a simply supported beam with a uniformly distributed load (UDL).
What are reaction forces?
Reaction forces are the forces which are supporting the beam and the loads that are applied. This is a step-by-step tutorial that takes you through calculating the magnitude of these forces using the method of moments.
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[@chandankumarsingh9425]

Nice sir.

[@TheEngineeringExecutive]

Thanks

[@yamosdivad]

what does he mean by clockwise vs anti

[@TheEngineeringExecutive]

Hello, try imagining the beam is fixed at the point you are taking moments about. Which forces would cause the beam to rotate in the clockwise direction and which forces would cause the beam to rotate in the anticlockwise direction? As the beam is stationary, it is said to be in equilibrium so the clockwise and anticlockwise forces cancel out to zero. This allows us to find the unknown support reactions.