Distributed loading on a beam example #4: composite shapes

This engineering statics tutorial goes over an example problem where we have a distributed load that is made up of a few composite shapes. We need to find the centroids of each composite shape, and the magnitude of them in order to calculate the overall impact that this distributed force will have on the beam, so we can calculate the reaction forces at the supports.

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[montserratzuniga]

me encanto tu video a nadie de habla hispana le entendí, mas que ti gracias por subir videos de este estilo

[MrEpicPwnage]

Thanks, great explaination -- very clear!

[eume]

Where is the previous video of this topic? I want to know how to find the centroid of the parabolic load.

[lukecaetano]

Thanks bro almost done with this class XD

[kieranpennesi]

how did you know the function of that parabola was x^2

[bradzepfan]

you are awesome keep up the great work!