Case 1: Concentrated load at the free end of cantilever

beam
Maximum Moment
M=PL
Slope at end
=PL22EI
Maximum deflection
=PL33EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=Px26(3Lx)
Case 2: Concentrated load at any point on the span of
cantilever beam
Maximum Moment
M=Pa
Slope at end
=Pa22EI
Maximum deflection
=Pa36EI(3La)
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=Px26(3ax) for 0<x<a
EIy=Pa26(3xa) for a<x<L
Case 3: Uniformly distributed load over the entire
length of cantilever beam
Maximum Moment
M=woL22
Slope at end
=woL36EI
Maximum deflection
=woL48EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=wox2120L(6L24Lx+x2)
Case 4: Triangular load, full at the fixed end and zero at
the free end, of cantilever beam
Maximum Moment
M=woL26

Slope at end
=woL324EI
Maximum deflection
=woL430EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=wox2120L(10L310L2x+5Lx2
x3)
Case 5: Moment load at the free end of cantilever beam
Maximum Moment
M=M
Slope at end
=MLEI
Maximum deflection
=ML22EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=Mx22
Case 6: Concentrated load at the midspan of simple
beam
Maximum Moment
M=PL4
Slope at end
L=R=PL216EI
Maximum deflection
=PL348EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=Px12(34L2x2) for 0<x<12L
Case 7: Concentrated load at any point on simple beam
Maximum Moment
M=PabL at x=a
Slope at end
L=Pb(L2b2)6EIL
R=Pa(L2a2)6EIL
Maximum deflection
=Pb(L2b2)3/293EIL at x=L2b
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Deflection at the center (not maximum)
=Pb48EI(3L24b2) when a>b

Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)

EIy=Pbx6L(L2x2b2) for 0<x<a
EIy=Pb6L[Lb(xa)3+(L2b2)xx3] for a<x<L
Case 8: Uniformly distributed load over the entire span
of simple beam
Maximum Moment
M=woL28
Slope at end
L=R=woL324EI
Maximum deflection
=5woL4384EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=wox24(L32Lx2+x3)
Case 9: Triangle load with zero at one support and full
at the other support of simple beam
Maximum Moment
M=woL293
Slope at end
L=7woL3360EI
R=8woL3360EI
Maximum deflection
=2.5woL4384EI at x=0.519L
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=wox360L(7L410L2x2+3x4)
Case 10: Triangular load with zero at each support and
full at the midspan of simple beam
Maximum Moment
M=woL212
Slope at end
L=R=5woL3192EI
Maximum deflection
=woL4120EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive
downward)
EIy=wox960L(25L440L2x2+16x4) for 0<x<L2
Case 11: Moment load at the right support of simple
beam

Maximum Moment
M=M
Slope at end
L=ML6EI
R=ML3EI
Maximum deflection
=ML293EI at x=L3
Deflection at the center (not maximum)
=ML216EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=MLx6(1x2L2)
Case 12: Moment load at the left support of simple
beam
Maximum Moment
M=M
Slope at end
L=ML3EI
R=ML6EI
Maximum deflection
=ML293EI at x=(LL3)
Deflection at the center (not maximum)
=ML216EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=Mx6L(Lx)(2Lx)