Originally posted by sae:
it's sooo nice to know that there are more engineering students here  Good times!
Maybe i'm confused, but shouldn't your 3.5 kN force be a point load on the box somewhere, because shear will change depending on where this load is 
Yes, in real life, it probably would be a point load, but we all know school isn't real life.
Chad Purser
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