Hi all,

After a bit of help if possible.

How do I go about calculating the horizontal reaction forces for points A and B on the attached pic. Again I am going to assume the principles of static equilibrium ∑ Fx = 0 ...∑ M = 0
I understand that all forces must 'balance' however, do I need to take into consideration all measurements etc? How do I go about that?

Thanks for any help.

 

Where exactly is that force being applied? Is weight being considered?

 

So once you get the location of exactly applied load, you can put the unknown horizontal reaction forces at A and B (namely Fa and Fb both pointing downwards). Then go ahead and write the two equilibrium equations.

1) Fx=0 that will give Fa+Fb+22kN = 0

2) M=0 take that at the point A.

So itll be something like, Fb(0.4-0.1)-22kN(e)=0

e = distance between force 22kN and point A.

from equation 2 you can find Fb= 22kN(e)/0.3 and this will be in kN.

After finding Fb you can use equation number 1 to find Fa = -Fb-22kN and this will also be in kN.

And there you have the two reactions.