Statics of Rigid Bodies

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BEAM
LESSON 3
 RESTRAINED BEAMS
Restrained beams - Are beams which are unable to move laterally and are unaffected by out-of-plane
buckling.
1. Concentrated load at mid-span
(a) Moment: M =
(b) Shear: S =
(d) Deflection: y =
 RESTRAINED BEAMS
2. Uniform Distributed Load
(a) Moment: M =
(c) Shear: S =
(d) Deflection: y =

3. Uniform Varying Load

(a) Moment at A: M =
(b) Moment at B: M =
(c) Deflection: y =
 PROPPED BEAMS
Propped Beams - Is a cantilever beam whose one end is fixed and the other end is provided with a
simple support, in order to resist deflection.
1. Concentrated load at mid-span with fixed at left end and roller at right end
(a) Deflection: y =

2. Uniform distributed load with fixed at left end and pin at right end
(a) Max. Moment: M =
(b) Max. Shear: S = wL
(c) Deflection: y =
 RECTANGULAR BEAMS
1. flexural Stress (Sf) - A stress which is caused by bending moment.
Sf =

where: M - maximum moment

2. Shearing Stress (Ss) - It is a type of stress that acts coplanar with cross section of materia
Ss =

where: V - maximum shear

2. Moment of Inertia of a rectangle (I) - It is used in beam theory to describe the rigidity of a beam against
flexure.

I = (solid section)
EXAMPLES
Example 1
A 12m restrained beams with two end fixed has a concentrated load of 15kN at the center. Find the
maximum deflection of the beam. (EI = 7,000 kN-m2)
a. 8.45 mm c. 19.28 mm
b. 34.23 mm d. 24.67 mm
Example 2
A vertical laod of 400 N acts at the end of a horizontal rectangular cantilever beam 2-m long and 25-mm
wide. If the allowable bending stress is 130 Mpa, find the depth of the beam.
a. 23.25 mm c. 56.34 mm
b. 38.43 mm d. 45.34 mm
Example 3
A simple wooden beam, 50 mm wide by 250 mm deep and 7.5m long has a maximum deflection of
102mm under a uniform load “w”. (E = 12,411 Mpa)
what is the slope?
ACTIVITY
Activity 2
1. A 15m restrained beams with two end fixed has a uniform load of 3 kN/m, find the maximum deflection
of the beam (EI=9000 kN-m2)
2. A simple wooden beam, 50 mm wide by 250 mm deep and 7.5m long has a maximum deflection of
102mm under a uniform load “w”. What is the maximum shear? (E = 12,411 Mpa)
3. A restrained beam carries a triagular load which increases from zero to 30 kN/m from A to B having a
span of 4-m. Determine the moment at A.
4. A beam made of titanium has a yield point of 850 Mpa. The beam has 25 mm x 50 mm rectangular
cross-section and bends about an axis parallel to the 25mm face. If the maximum bending stress is 650
Mpa, find the corresponding bending moment.