//Example 3.15 clc; clear; close; format('v',7); //Given data : l=4;//meter b=2;//meter h=1.8;//meter w=9.81;//kN/m^2 xbar=6-2//meter A=l*b;//m^2 P=w*A*xbar;//kN IG=(2*l^3)/12;//in m^4 h_bar=IG/A/xbar+xbar;//in meter // As P acts at h_bar-xbar : F=P*((h_bar-xbar)-(b-h))/h;//kN disp(F,"Horizontal Force in kN : ");