Define point of contra-flexure of a loaded beam with sketch.

Define point of contra-flexure of a loaded beam with sketch.
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Point of Contra-flexure: It is the point in bending moment diagram where bending moment changes its sign from positive to negative and vice versa. At that point bending moment is equal to zero. This point is called as point of contra-flexure.

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