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BEAM DEFLECTION
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lecture, student should be able
to;
State the boundary condition for cantilever beam
Determine the slope and deflection in every loaded
situation as below:
a.Cantilever beam, with concentrated load at the
end.
b.Cantilever beam, with a uniformly distributed load.
c.Cantilever beam, with concentrated load at any
point.
F (N)
X=0
x=0
dy/dx = max
y = max
A
x
General Formula
Solution
Substitute M = -Fx into eq. (a)
a) EI d2y = M
dx2
(Moment Eq.)
b) EI dy = Mdx + A
EI d2y = -Fx
dx2
(Slope Eq.)
dx
c) EIy = Mdx + Ax + B
(Deflection Eq.)
Boundary Conditions
a) To find the variables A and B
EI dy = -Fx2 + A
dx
2
When;
x=L,
.. (Slope Eq.)
dy/dx = 0
x = L,
y=0
EI dy = -Fx2 + FL2
dx
. (Slope Eq.)
ii)
EIy = -Fx3 + FL2x - FL3
(Deflection Eq.)
6
2
3
7
x = 0,
EI dy = -F(0)2 + FL2
dx
2
2
dy = - FL2
dx
2EI
8
x=0
EIy = -F(0)3 + FL2 (0) FL3
6
2
3
EIy = - FL3
3
y = - FL3
3EI
9
x=0
dy/dx = max
y = max
w (N/m)
x=L
dy/dx = 0
y=0
A
x
Solution
Substitute M = -Fx2 /2
EI d2y = -Fx2
dx2
2
EI dy = -Fx3 + A
dx
6
EI(0) = -F(L3) + A
6
EI dy = -Fx3 + A
dx
6
Integrate once again we get;
A = FL3
6
EIy = -Fx4 + Ax + B
24
11
When ,
x = L,
y=0
EI dy = -Fx3 + FL3
dx
ii) Deflection
EIy = -Fx4 + FL3x FL4
24
6
8
12
EI dy = -Fx3 + FL3
dx
6
6
When;
x = 0,
EI dy = -F(0)3 + FL3
dx
6
6
dy = FL3
dx 6EI
13
x=0
EIy = -F(0)4 + FL3(0) FL4
24
6
8
y = - FL4
8EI
14
F (N)
y max
L
i) Max slope;
dy = Fa2
dx 2EI
Exercise
1. A cantilever beam is 6m long and has a point load of 20 KN at
the free end. The flexural stiffness is 110MNm2. Calculate the
slope and deflection at the free end.
(Answer: 3.27 x 10-3, 13mm)
2. A cantilever beam is 5m long and has a point load of 50KN at
the free end. The deflection at the free end is 3mm
downwards. The modulus of elasticity is 205GPa. The beam
has a solid rectangular section with a depth 3 times the width.
(D=3B). Determine;
i) the flexural stiffness, EI. (Answer: 694.4MNm2)
ii)the dimension of the section. (Answer:D=591mm, B=197mm)
16
15KN
3m
1m
4m
18