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
2. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at any point

Px 2 3l 6 EI

max

Pl 3 3EI

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

y y

Px 2 3a x 6 EI 2 Pa 3x a 6 EI

for 0 for a

a
max

x l

Pa 2 3l a 6 EI

l3 6 EI

x2 x2 24 EI
o

6l 2

4lx

max

l4 8 EI

4. Cantilever Beam Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity

(N/m)

l3 24 EI
o

x2 10l 3 10l 2 x 5lx 2 120lEI

o

x3

max

l4 30 EI
o

5. Cantilever Beam Couple moment M at the free end

Ml EI

Mx 2 2 EI

max

Ml 2 2 EI

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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 16 EI

Px 3l 2 12EI 4

x2

for 0 x

l 2

max

Pl 3 48EI

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

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

y y

Pbx 2 l x 2 b 2 for 0 x a 6lEI Pb l 3 x a l 2 b 2 x x3 6lEI b for a x l

(N/m)

Pb l 2 b 2
max

32

9 3 lEI

at x

l 2 b2 3

Pb 3l 2 4b 2 at the center, if a b 48 EI

8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly distributed load

l3 24 EI

x 3 l 2lx2 24EI

x3

max

5 l4 384 EI

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

Ml 6 EI Ml 3EI
7 ol 3 360 EI 3 ol 45 EI

max

Mlx x 1 2 6 EI l

Ml 2 at x 9 3 EI

l 3

Ml 2 at the center 16 EI
o

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity
1

(N/m)
max

ox 7l 4 10l 2 x 2 3x 4 360lEI

0.00652
o

4 ol at x 0.519 l EI

0.00651

l4 at the center EI

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