Solution –

(a) (b)

1. Total area under the curve represents the load = resultant of the distributed load
𝑥2 2𝑥 𝑥2
Assume that, 𝑦 = 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑞𝑜 Assume that, 𝑦 = 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑞𝑜 ( 𝐿 − 𝐿2 )
𝐿
𝐿 𝐿 𝐿 𝑥2 𝐿 𝐿 𝐿 2𝑥 𝑥2
Area = ∫0 𝑑𝐴 = ∫0 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = ∫0 𝑞𝑜 𝐿 𝑑𝑥 Area = ∫0 𝑑𝐴 = ∫0 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = ∫0 𝑞𝑜 ( 𝐿 − 𝐿2 ) 𝑑𝑥

𝐿 𝐿
𝑥2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 2𝑥 2 𝑥 3 2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿
= 𝑞𝑜 ∫ 𝑑𝑥 = = 𝑞𝑜 [ − 2] =
0 𝐿 3 2𝐿 3𝐿 0 3
2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿
resultant of the distributed load =
𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 3
resultant of the distributed load = Now this resultant of the distributed load is act at
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Now this resultant of the distributed load is act at 𝑥 distance from support A.
𝑥 distance from support A. Moment of area about A 𝑀𝐴 = 𝑥. 𝐴 = ∫0 𝑥 𝑑𝐴
𝐿
𝐿
Moment of area about A 𝑀𝐴 = 𝑥. 𝐴 = ∫0 𝑥 𝑑𝐴 𝐿 𝐿
2𝑥 2 𝑥 3
𝐿 𝐿 ∫ 𝑥 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = ∫ 𝑞𝑜 ( − 2 ) 𝑑𝑥
𝑥3 0 0 𝐿 𝐿
= ∫ 𝑥 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = ∫ 𝑞𝑜 𝑑𝑥
0 0 𝐿
𝐿
2𝑥 3 𝑥 4 5 𝑞𝑜 𝐿2
𝑞𝑜 𝐿3 𝑀𝐴 = 𝑞𝑜 [ − 2] =
𝑀𝐴 = 3𝐿 4𝐿 0 12
4
𝑀𝐴 5
𝑀𝐴 3 𝑥= = 𝐿
𝑥= = 𝐿 𝐴 8
𝐴 4

2. The magnitude and direction of the reactions at supports A and B.

𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿
𝑅𝐴 + 𝑅𝐵 = … … … … … … (1) 𝑅𝐴 + 𝑅𝐵 = … … … … … … (1)
3 3
Taking moment about support A Taking moment about support A
𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 3 2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿 5
𝑅𝐴 × 0 + 𝑅𝐵 × 𝐿 = × 𝐿 𝑅𝐴 × 0 + 𝑅𝐵 × 𝐿 = × 𝐿
3 4 3 8
𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 5𝑞𝑜 𝐿
𝑅𝐵 = 𝑅𝐵 =
4 12
𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 2 𝑞𝑜 𝐿 5𝑞𝑜 𝐿
𝑅𝐴 = − 𝑅𝐴 = −
3 4 3 12
𝑞𝑜 𝐿
𝑞𝑜 𝐿2 𝑅𝐴 =
𝑅𝐴 = 4
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