BEAM DIAGRAMS AND FORMULAS 4 - 195

BEAM DIAGRAMS AND FORMULAS

For Various Static Loading Conditions
For meaning of symbols, see page 4-187

15. BEAM FIXED AT BOTH ENDS—UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS

2wl
Total Equiv. Uniform Load . . . . . . . . =
3
l wl
x
wl
R=V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
2
l 
R R Vx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = w  − x
l l 2 
2 2 wl 2
M max (at ends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
V 12
Shear V wl 2
M1 (at center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
24
.2113 l w
Mx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = (6lx − l2 − 6x2 )
12
M1
wl 4
M max
Moment
M max
∆ max (at center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
384 EI
wx 2
∆x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = (l − x)2
24EI

16. BEAM FIXED AT BOTH ENDS—CONCENTRATED LOAD AT CENTER

l Total Equiv. Uniform Load . . . . . . . . = P
x P P
R=V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
2
R R Pl
l l M max (at center and ends) . . . . . . . . =
2 2 8
 l P
V Mx when x <  . . . . . . . . . . . = (4x − l)
Shear V  2 8
Pl 3
l ∆ max (at center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
4 M max 192 EI
 l Px 2
M max
Moment
M max ∆x when x <  . . . . . . . . . . . = (3l − 4x)
 2 48EI

17. BEAM FIXED AT BOTH ENDS—CONCENTRATED LOAD AT ANY POINT

Pb 2
R 1 = V1 (max. when a < b ) . . . . . . . . = (3a + b)
l3
Pa 2
R 2 = V2 (max. when a > b ) . . . . . . . . = (a + 3b)
l
l3
Pab 2
x P M1 (max. when a < b ) . . . . . . . . =
l2
Pa 2 b
R1 R2 M2 (max. when a > b ) . . . . . . . . =
a b l2
2Pa 2b 2
V1 Ma (at point of load) . . . . . . . . . =
l3
V2
Shear Pab 2
Mx (when x < a ) . . . . . . . . . . . = R 1 x −
l2
Ma
 2al  2Pa 3b 2
Moment ∆ max when a > b at x =  . . . . =
M1 M2
 3a + b  3EI(3a + b)2
Pa 3 b3
∆a (at point of load) . . . . . . . . . =
3EIl3
Pb 2 x2
∆x (when x < a ) . . . . . . . . . . . = (3al − 3ax − bx)
6EIl2

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