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Loads on beams

Solving for reactions on a beam, a concentrated load acting at midpoint is equivalent to a:
A. uniformly distributed load of equal magnitude, B. uniformly distributed load of equal magnitude acting at midpoint, C. uniform load of one half magnitude acting at midpoint, D. concentrated load of half magnitude acting at midpoint



Answer is A. A uniformly distributed load of equal magnitude.
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