Positions of loads and reactions (ft)
Reaction positions Length Uniform load position Point load positions
A B C D E F G H
Loads (use kips/ft and kips or lb/ft and lb)
w
P1 P2 P3
Reaction at "a" Reaction at "b" Max pos. moment
Max neg. moment
Checks:
sum
Max pos. shear
A<C
A>=0
A<B
B<=C
Max neg. shear
D<C
D>=0
D<E
E<=C
F<C
G<C
G>0
H>0
G>F
H>G
F<>A & B
G<>A & B
H<>A & B