Virtual Work Integration Table (v 1.

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The values in the table represent the integration of the product of the two shapes with a
common length L:
L
∫0
M Q dx Note: Direction is important (i.e. which side of the shape is the low end and which is the high end).
For trapezoids, either left or right side may be high (depending on the value of Ma / Mb)

Rectangle Triangle Triangle Trapezoid

Q Q Q Qa Qb
L L L L
Rectangle

LMQ LMQ LM (Q + Q )
M LMQ
2 2 2 a b

L
Triangle

LMQ LMQ LMQ LM (Q + 2Q )

M 2 3 6 6 a b

L
Triangle

LMQ LMQ LMQ LM (2Q + Q )

M 2 6 3 6 a b

L
Triangle
a
M
b
LMQ MQ (L + a) MQ (L + b) 6 a [
M Q (L + b)
[
2 6 6 + Qb (L + a)
L
Trapezoid

Ma Mb LQ (M + M ) LQ (M + 2M ) LQ (2M + M ) 6 [
L Q (2M + M )
a a b
+
[
2 a b 6 a b 6 a b
Qb (Ma + 2Mb)
L
Parabola
slope = 0
2LMQ 5LMQ LMQ LM (3Q + 5Q )
M 3 12 4 12 a b

L
Parabola
slope = 0
2LMQ LMQ 5LMQ LM (5Q + 3Q )
M 3 4 12 12 a b

L
Parabola

LMQ LMQ LMQ LM (Q + 3Q )

slope = 0 M 3 4 12 12 a b

L
Parabola

LMQ LMQ LMQ LM (3Q + Q )

M slope = 0 3 12 4 12 a b

L
Prof. Jeff Erochko, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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