In Example
8.3,
simultaneous equations can be avoided by resolving reactions at
A
onents,
as
in Figure 8.7c, so that
l$
and
R*
act
are now easily found from external equilibrium.
equation of moments to find
4
(or
U,)
now involves an oblique lever arm. For this
reason, it may be easier to use the solution given above.
We have seen that a beam with four reaction components can be solved if it contains an
internal hinge. More generally it can be solved if the
I3.M.
at any point is known. The
hinge
is
a special case when the
I3.M.
is
known
to be zero.