What are sagging and hogging Bending Moments? Give its sign convention.

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Sagging and Hogging are the terms used to define the sign of a bending moment. The bending moment which causes a beam to bend with the concave side upwards, is called a Sagging Bending Moment. This kind of bending moment is treated as a positive bending moment.

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