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Question:
Answer :

(a)

Write the deflection equation of the simply supported beam:

…… (1)

Here, is unknown coefficient and is variable.

At , the deflection value is as follows:

Substitute for in the equation (1):

At , the deflection value is as follows:

Therefore, the approximate solution satisfies displacement boundary conditions. Hence, the statement is
proved.

(b)

Differentiate the equation (1) with respect to :

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Again differentiate the preceding equation with respect to :

Write the expression for strain energy in a beam:

Here, is young’s modulus, is moment of inertia and is second derivative of .

Substitute, for in the preceding equation:

Here, is young’s modulus, is moment of inertia and c is unknown coefficient.

Differentiate with respect to coefficient in the preceding equation:

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Substitute for in the preceding equation:

Compute the deflection at the centre of the beam:

Here, is variable and is unknown coefficient.

Substitute for in the preceding equation:

Compute the expression for potential energy of the external force:

Here, is applied force and is deflection.

Substitute, for and for in the preceding equation:

Then, the stationary condition of the total potential energy becomes the following matrix equation:

Therefore, the value of is .

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