Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
For a fixed-ended prismatic beam AB of span L carrying a uniformly distributed load w over the whole span, the hogging support moment at each end has magnitude:
Strength of MaterialsTheory of Structures and DesignHARD
Choose the correct answer
A
wL^2/12
B
wL^2/8
C
wL^2/16
D
wL^2/24
Correct Answer
A. wL^2/12
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For a fixed-ended beam under full-span UDL, fixed-end moments are wL^2/12 at both supports, while the midspan sagging moment is wL^2/24.
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