Regard the tall building of Prob. 5/231 as a uniform upright beam. Determine and plot the...

Regard the tall building of Prob. 5/231 as a uniform upright beam. Determine and plot the shear force and bending moment in the structure as functions of the height x above the ground. Evaluate your expressions at x = 450 ft.

Problem. 5/231

As part of a preliminary design study, the effects of wind loads on a 900-ft building are investigated. For the parabolic distribution of wind pressure shown in the figure, compute the force and moment reactions at the base A of the building due to the wind load. The depth of the building (perpendicular to the paper) is 200 ft.