Deformation of Curved Member:

w.k.t
=

U
U
( W
) +( W
)
s

w.k.t
(
U=

N2
V2
M2
MN
+
+
+
)ds
2 A E 2G A 2 A Ee R
AER

For Straight portion,

L

U=2

V
M
+
ds
2G A 2 EI

Here V = Applied Load, M = - W L

=

U
W

=2

{ ( ) ( )}
V V
M M
+
G A W E I W
V
=1
W

Since V = W,

M
=L
W

M = - W.L,
L

=2

s = 2

ds

V M L
+
ds
GA
EI

W W L2
+
ds
G A EI
2W L 2W L
+
GA
3E I

For Curved portion,

c =

U
W

N
V
M
MN
+
+
+
ds
2 A E 2G A 2 A Ee R A ER

N N U U
M
M
M
N
N
M
.
+
.
+
.
+
.
+
.
ds
A E W G A W A e E R W A E R W A E R W

Where N = W cos,

N
W

= cos

V
= sin
W

V = W sin,
M = - W (L+R.cos)
M
W

= - (L+R. cos)

ds = R d

L2+R 2 cos 2 +2 L R cos

L cos+ R cos2

W L cos+W Rco s2

W
W
2
W cos W sin2
+
+
AE
GA

W R +sin 2
AE
2

W R sin 2
GA
2

2W LR
W
+ sin
2
2
[ sin ]

L [ sin ]
+R
AeE
AE
2
2
2

WL
2
[ ]
AeE
2

W R2 + sin
AeE
2

W
+ sin2
2
{L [ sin ]
+R
AE
2
2

W L + W R +2 WLR 2 )
(
2
WR WR
2W

+
+

2 L+ R )
(
AE 2 GA 2
AeE
AE
2

WR WR W
R2
2W
R
+
+
L2 +
+ 4 RL
2 L+
2 AE 2 GA AeE
2
AE
2

Total Deflection = s + c
=

2 WL 2 W L3 WR WR W
R2
2W
R
+
+
+
+
L2 +
+ 4 RL
2 L+
GA
3 EI 2 AE 2GA AeE
2
AE
2