Question

Which of the following load does not act on the considerable length of a beam

• A. Uniformly distributed
• B. Triangular
• C. Point
• D. Uniformly varying

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Point

A point load does not act on a considerable length of a beam as it is concentrated over a small distance. The uniformly distributed load has a uniform magnitude throughout the length, while uniformly varying load varies along the loading length with a constant rate. Triangular load increases constantly till the end of the span, while trapezoidal load is a combination of UDL and triangular load.