Use a sketch to illustrate what cantilever bending is and give an everyday example of it.

Question

(b) use a sketch to illustrate what three-point bending is and give an everyday example of it.
(c) For each of the two beams shown below:
(i) calculate the maximum magnitude of the bending moment
(ii) calculate the maximum magnitude of the shear force
(iii) draw a bending moment diagram
(iv) draw shear force diagram