“2.6, USING SINGULARITY FUNCTIONS TO DETERMINE THE SLOPE AND DEFLECTION OF A BEAM Reviewing the work done so far inthis chapter, we note that the inte rlion method provides a convenient and effective way of determin ing the slope and deflection a any poiat of a prismatic beam, as long as the hending mement can be represented by a single analytical func tion M(x). However, when th loading ofthe be wo dif functions are needed to represent the bending moment over the cntize Iengsh of the beam, as in Example 9.03 (Fig. 9.17), four con fais of integration are required, and an equal number of equations, ‘expressing continuity corditions at point D, as well as boundary con: ditions at he supports A snd B, must be used to determine these con stants, If three or more functions were needed to represeat the bending moment, ational constants and a orcesponding nurrberof additional ‘equations would be required, resulting in rather lengthy computation, Such would be the case forthe bean shown in Fig, 9.28. In this sec~ tion these computations willbe simplified through the use of the sin ‘gularty functions discussed in $ Fig. 9.28_ Ini root structure each lhe Jt apples aconcntate eas to he beam that uppers550 [e=tu=0) ‘Let us consider again the beam and loading of Example 9.03 (Fig. 9.17) and draw the free-body diagram of that beam (Fig. 929). Using ‘the appropriate singularity function, as explained in See. 5.5, to repre- ‘sent the contribution to the shear of the concentrated load P, we write » i Ma) =~ Pte dep Integrating in and recalling from See. 5.5 that in the absence of any concentrated couple, the expression obtained forthe bending moment vill not contain any'constant term, we have » Mix) = px — Me by (a4 Substinting fr Mtr from (98 into Fa, (9.4), we write dy . erg =p Me) (9.45) and, iterating in x oe B10 = BI = BPP FA ly +c, 046) Tas 7 yo tnt — Lele Uy be + Ce an Ely = Po —GMe- MP + Cr+: OAT) “The constants C; and C, can be determined from the boundary con- No — apne 0) = BRE GL IML La] 0 aar(i- H(i+g)t« ‘ee a erento a pene a 4. Reaction at A nd Deflection at B when a ~ {2 Making a = 32 inte cxpcision obi for Rt hve u-Wu+)esne | Rake 1/28 Ry ~ SP/16 mo 2) and aeving for Cw nd = PURE aking = 17 Cy = PLUMB, nk Cy = 0S ae Son oad for. ove « a1 v0 68 [Note thatthe defection obined iso he maxinun defection.