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
yl 3 x max
2 EI 6 EI 3 EI

2. Cantilever Beam – Concentrated load P at any point

Px 2
ya 3f x or 0 x a
Pa 2 6 EI Pa 2
max 3l a
2 EI Pa 2 6 EI
yx 3f a or a x l
6 EI
3. Cantilever Beam – Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

l3 x2 22 l4
yx 6l 4lx max
6 EI 24 EI 8 EI

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

ol3 x2o 32 ol4

yl 10 10l x 5lx 2 x3 max
24 EI 120lEI 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 2 l Pl 3
12
yx for 0 x max
16 EI 12 EI 4 2 48 EI

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

Pbx 22 32
Pb()l 22 b yl x b 2 for 0 x a Pb l 22 b
6lEI 22
1 max at xl b 3
6lEI Pb l 3 93 lEI
Pab(2l b) yx a l 22 b x x3
2
6lEI b Pb
6lEI 3l 2 4b 2 at the center, if ab
for ax l 48 EI

8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

l3 x 32 5 l4
12
yl 2lx x3 max
24 EI 24 EI 384 EI

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

Ml 2 l
Ml max at x
1 93 EI 3
6 EI Mlx x2
y 1 2
Ml 6 EIl Ml 2
at the center
2
3EI 16EI

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)
7 ol 3 ol4
1 max 0.00652 at x 0.519 l
360 EI xo EI
3
yl 7142 0l x 2 3 x 4
ol
360lEI l4
o
2 0.00651 at the center
45 EI EI