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Beam Deflection Formulae
Beam Deflection Formulae
BEAM TYPE SLOPE AT FREE END DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x MAXIMUM DEFLECTION
1. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at the free end
Pl 2 Px 2 Pl 3
!" y" # 3l % x $ & max "
2 EI 6 EI 3EI
(l 3 (x 2 (l 4
!" y" # x 2 ) 6l 2 % 4lx $ & max "
6 EI 24 EI 8 EI
(ol 3 (o x 2 (o l 4
!" y" #10l 3 % 10l 2 x ) 5lx 2 % x 3 $ & max "
24 EI 120lEI 30 EI
Ml Mx 2 Ml 2
!" y" & max "
EI 2 EI 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 Px * 3l 2 + l Pl 3
!1 " !2 " y" , % x 2 - for 0 ' x ' & max "
16 EI 12 EI . 4 / 2 48 EI
(l 3 (x 3 5(l 4
!1 " !2 " y" # l % 2lx2 ) x3 $ &max "
24 EI 24 EI 384 EI
10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity !o (N/m)
7(ol 3 (o l 4
!1 " & max " 0.00652 at x " 0.519 l
360 EI (o x EI
y" # 7l 4 % 10l 2 x 2 ) 3x 4 $
( l3 360lEI (ol 4
!2 " o & " 0.00651 at the center
45 EI EI