1) The document provides examples of calculating bending moment (BM) diagrams for beams with various loading conditions including point loads, uniformly distributed loads (UDL), and combined loading systems.
2) Key steps discussed include drawing shear force (SF) diagrams to determine the location of maximum BM, and calculating reactions before determining BM values.
3) For a simply supported beam, the maximum BM occurs where the SF is zero, and this point can be found by equating the total load to the left reaction.