• Gear A is forced upward, while gear B is forced downward.

• For good gear performance, the net deflection of one gear relative to the
other should not exceed 0.005 in (0.13 mm) for medium-sized industrial
gearing.
• Kinematic relationship between radius of curvature ρ
and location x:

• Then using the moment curvature equation, we have

M 1 d 2 v dx 2 d 2v
   2

EI  1  dv dx 2 
3/ 2
dx
SLOPE AND DISPLACEMENT BY INTEGRATION

• Sign convention:
SLOPE AND DISPLACEMENT BY INTEGRATION
(cont)
SLOPE AND DISPLACEMENT BY INTEGRATION
(cont)
SLOPE AND DISPLACEMENT BY INTEGRATION
(cont)

• Boundary Conditions:

– The integration constants can be

determined by imposing the boundary
conditions, or

– Continuity condition at specific locations

example12_01c
𝑑𝑣1
𝑑𝑥1
EXAM Problem: A beam with a square cross-sectional area is loaded and supported
as shown below. The equations for the elastic curve are given by

𝑣1 (𝑥) =

𝑣2 (𝑥) =

Statically Indeterminate beam

Determine
a) The constants of integrations, c1, c2, c3 and c4,
b) The reactions RA, MA and RB,
c) The maximum deflection.
ANSWER

a & b)
c)

Using the values of MA and RA

Solutions of x are