Centroids and Distributed Loads Tutorials Are Now Complete

The centroids and distributed loading section of the statics course in now complete! Learn how to locate the centroids of simple shapes, and use that knowledge to solve for reaction forces of beams under various distributed loads. 

• Introduction to centroids
• ​How to find the centroid of simple shapes 
• How to find the centroid of simple composite shapes
• How to find the centroid of the area under a parabola
• Distributed loading example #1: rectangular loads
• Distributed loading example #2: triangular loads
• Distributed loading example #3: parabolic loads
• Distributed loading example #4: composite shapes

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