BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAE

BEAM TYPE SLOPE AT FREE END DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x 1. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at the free end MAXIMUM DEFLECTION

Pl 2 2 EI

y=

Px 2 ( 3l x ) 6 EI

max =

Pl 3 3EI

2. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at any point

Pa 2 = 2 EI
3. Cantilever Beam Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

y=

Px 2 ( 3a x ) for 0 < x < a 6 EI Pa 2 y= ( 3x a ) for a < x < l 6 EI

max

Pa 2 = ( 3l a ) 6 EI

l 3 6 EI

y=

x 2 x 2 + 6l 2 4lx ) ( 24 EI

max =

l 4 8 EI

4. Cantilever Beam Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)

ol 3 24 EI

y=

o x 2 (10l 3 10l 2 x + 5lx2 x3 ) 120lEI

max =

o l 4 30 EI

5. Cantilever Beam Couple moment M at the free end

Ml EI

y=

Mx 2 2 EI

max =

Ml 2 2 EI

BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAS

BEAM TYPE SLOPE AT ENDS DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x MAXIMUM AND CENTER DEFLECTION

6. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Concentrated load P at the center

Pl 2 1 = 2 = 16 EI

Px 3l 2 l x 2 for 0 < x < y= 12 EI 4 2

max =

Pl 3 48 EI

7. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Concentrated load P at any point

Pb(l 2 b 2 ) 1 = 6lEI Pab(2l b) 2 = 6lEI

Pbx 2 l x 2 b 2 ) for 0 < x < a ( 6lEI Pb l 3 y= ( x a ) + ( l 2 b 2 ) x x3 6lEI b for a < x < l y=

max =
=

Pb ( l 2 b 2 ) 9 3 lEI

32

at x =

(l

b2 ) 3

Pb ( 3l 2 4b2 ) at the center, if a > b 48 EI

8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

1 = 2 =

l 3 24 EI

y=

x 3 l 2lx 2 + x3 ) ( 24 EI

max =

5l 4 384 EI

9. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Couple moment M at the right end

Ml 1 = 6 EI Ml 2 = 3EI
7ol 3 360 EI l3 2 = o 45 EI

y=

Mlx x 2 1 6 EI l 2

max =
=

Ml 2 l at x = 9 3 EI 3

Ml 2 at the center 16 EI

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)

1 =

y=

o x ( 7l 4 10l 2 x 2 + 3x4 ) 360lEI

max = 0.00652
= 0.00651

o l 4 at x = 0.519 l EI

ol 4 at the center EI