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I thought the loading was symmetrical (and all downwards). I started with just taking the sum of the forces downwards and thought I was losing my mind when I started looking at what you were doing. Welp, going to start reworking this one! xD
Yes - this is a good one to remind you that bending/shear is induced by the component of force perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the component parallel induces an internal axial force. Good to get away from the ‘common’ setups every now and then!
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Yup. I am liking this bootcamp course. These practice questions are definitely making me think!