Last Updated on August 12, 2026 by Maged kamel
Video for practice problem P7-35-Use discontinuity Function.
This video explains how to write the expressions for W(x),v(x), and M(x) for the given beam. Use these data to plot shear and moment diagrams for the cantilever beam. A point load and a point moment act upon the cantilever beam. The practice problem is included in Prof. Timothy Philpot’s book An Integrated Learning System, Mechanics of Materials. The same practice problem is on page 7-56 in the third edition.
We have a given cantilever beam with a span of 6 m, acted upon by one downward concentrated load of 5 KN at point A and one concentrated moment of 20 KN ยท m acting clockwise.
The PDF for this video includes two parts and can be downloaded from the following links.
The published posts: 1-Macaulay’s function and singularity functions.
The second post: Discontinuity Functions Table.
The third post: Part 1 of Practice problem-7-32 Discontinuity Functions.
Please refer to post 4, Part 1 of Practice problem-7-35 Discontinuity Functions.
Please refer to post 4, Part 2 of Practice problem-7-35 Discontinuity Functions.