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Assignment No. 1
Beam Deflection by Double Integration Method

Objectives:
1. Define and describe beam deflections.
2. Determine the deflection of beams using Double Integration.

Instructions:
1. Double Integration Method
a. Read : Double Integration Method in pages 268-271 of Fundamentals of Structural
Analysis, Fifth Edition by Leet et’al.
b. Study : Examples 7.1 and 7.2 in pages 272-274.
c. Watch : youtube videos with the links below to supplement readings
i. SA12: Beam Deflection: The Double Integration Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddhi44Lq9Iw
ii. SA13: The Double Integration Method (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=F3H8V_zk6oI
iii. SA13-2: The Double Integration Method (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ejrxfoKFo
iv. SA13-3: The Double Integration Method (Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FQrGUO_jWY
v. SA13-4: The Double Integration Method (Part 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVKlsEYqAI

2. Answer the following problems (to be submitted individually)

a. Determine the maximum deflection in a simply supported beam of length L carrying a
concentrated load P at midspan.

b. A simply supported beam carries two symmetrically placed concentrated loads. Compute
the maximum deflection using Double Integration Method. Assume EI is constant.