Hi friends, In the last episodes we covered all the basics such as static systems, determinacy of beams and types of loads. Now we are ready to start calculating (finally). Today, we’ll look at how we calculate the reaction forces of static systems due to loads. Next week, we’ll go a step further and calculate internal forces (normal and shear force and bending moment) based on loads and reaction forces. So in this post we’ll first discuss what structural supports/reactions are, then we’ll...