Shear Force & Bending Moment Calculator
Calculate support reaction, maximum shear force and maximum bending moment for common point-load and UDL beam cases.
Reaction at each support
5.00 kN
Maximum shear |V|max
5.00 kN
Maximum moment |M|max
10.00 kN·m
Load cases and equations
Simply supported center point load: Vmax = P/2 and Mmax = PL/4. Simply supported UDL: Vmax = wL/2 and Mmax = wL²/8. Cantilever end point load: Vmax = P and Mmax = PL. Cantilever UDL: Vmax = wL and Mmax = wL²/2.