The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length L and carrying a gradually varying load from zero at free end and w per unit length towards the fixed end is _______ at the fixed end.

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The cantilever beam of length L and carrying a gradually varying load from zero at free end to 'w' per unit length at the fixed end is given below,

The maximum bending moment occurs at the fixed support of the cantilever beam, its value is wL2/6

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