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

2. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at any point

Px 2
y= ( 3a x ) for 0 < x < a
Pa 2 6 EI Pa 2
= max = ( 3l a )
2 EI Pa 2 6 EI
y= ( 3x a ) for a < x < l
6 EI
3. Cantilever Beam Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

l 3 x 2 l 4
=
6 EI
y=
24 EI
( x 2 + 6l 2 4lx ) max =
8 EI

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

ol 3 o x 2 o l 4
=
24 EI
y=
120lEI
(10l 3 10l 2 x + 5lx2 x3 ) max =
30 EI

5. Cantilever Beam Couple moment M at the free end

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

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

Pb(l 2 b 2 ) y=
Pbx 2
( l x 2 b 2 ) for 0 < x < a Pb ( l 2 b 2 )
32

1 =
6lEI
6lEI max =
9 3 lEI
at x = (l 2
b2 ) 3
Pb l
( x a ) + ( l 2 b2 ) x x3
3
Pab(2l b) y=
2 =
6lEI
6lEI b =
Pb
48 EI
( 3l 2 4b2 ) at the center, if a > b
for a < x < l
8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

l 3 x 3 5l 4
1 = 2 =
24 EI
y=
24 EI
( l 2lx 2 + x3 ) max =
384 EI

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

Ml 2 l
Ml max = at x =
1 = 9 3 EI 3
6 EI Mlx x 2
y= 1
Ml 6 EI l 2 Ml 2
2 = = at the center
3EI 16 EI

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)
7ol 3 o l 4
1 = max = 0.00652 at x = 0.519 l
o x
360 EI
l3
y=
360lEI
( 7l 4 10l 2 x 2 + 3x4 ) ol 4
EI
2 = o = 0.00651 at the center
45 EI EI
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