When sketching the shape of a bending moment of a deflected beam, which of the following conventions is commonly used?

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When sketching the shape of a deflected beam, the convention used for a positive bending moment is to bend the concave upwards. When this convention is followed, the bend of the beam is exaggerated over the normal beam surface in order to demonstrate the results of a given loading.

When Sketching the Shape of a Bending Moment of a Deflected