This document summarizes key concepts related to static engineering systems including:
- Types of columns that can fail in true compression (short columns) or buckle before reaching full strength (long columns).
- Types of beams classified by their support conditions.
- Loads that can be applied to beams as concentrated loads or uniformly distributed loads.
- Shear forces and bending moments that develop in beams due to applied loads, and sign conventions for positive and negative shear forces and moments.
- Relationships for calculating shear forces and bending moments along beams subjected to different load types.
- Examples of determining shear forces and bending moments at points along cantilever beams and beams with various concentrated and uniform loads