WITH SHEAR AND MOMENT
DIAGRAMS
2005 EDITION
ANSI/AF&PA NDS-2005
Approval Date: JANUARY 6, 2005
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NATIONAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION®
FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION
WITH COMMENTARY AND
SUPPLEMENT: DESIGN VALUES FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION
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BEAM FORMULAS WITH
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Notations Relative to “Shear and Moment
Diagrams”
Introduction
Introduction
Figures 1 through 32 provide a series of shear and moment diagrams with accompanying formulas for design of beams under various static loading conditions. Shear and moment diagrams and formulas are excerpted from the Western Woods Use Book, 4th