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Reading material 2Shear force and bending momentin beamsClass goals:contents：learn to describe the shear force and bendingmoment in beams, and the corresponding terms(相关术语).grammar：Note the use of preposition (介词) andthe translation of passive（被动语态）sentencesconventionn.协定，公约，惯例Words and expressions--- [U,C] the way in which sth is done that most people in a society expectand consider to be polite or the right way to do it.Eg. social conventionsBy convention the deputy leader is always a woman.She is a young woman who enjoys flouting conventions.--- [C] a large meeting of the members of a profe