GATE ME 2023 ME Q39: Mechanics of Materials

A beam of length

is loaded in the

-plane by a uniformly distributed load, and by a concentrated tip load parallel to the

-axis, as shown in the figure. The resulting bending moment distributions about the

and the

axes are denoted by

and

, respectively.

Which one of the options given depicts qualitatively CORRECT variations of

and

along the length of the beam?

Your answerChoose one option.

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