Angled Bracket — Oblique Member Force
L-shaped bracket (3 m vertical × 4 m horizontal arm) with a 45° point load at midspan of the horizontal arm; both components of the oblique load contribute to the fixed-base moment — a common student moment-arm error.
Category: frame · Difficulty: Basic
Solution
| Support | Rx (N) | Ry (N) | Mz (N·m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | -50 | 50 | 250 |
All reaction values are computed by the StatIQ structural engine, not generated text. Signs follow the solver's convention: a positive Ry acts upward, a negative Ry downward; a positive M is counter-clockwise.