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Introduction
This application will derive an explicit expression for the deflection of a beam with a distributed load
and a point load.
Governing Equations
> restart :
1 4
deflection d KQ x L Kx L Cx L Ka Dirac 1, L Ka C4 F x L Kx L (3.1)
144 EI L
3 3
Cx L Kb Dirac 1, L Kb K8 Q x L Kx L Cx L Ka Dirac L Ka
2 2 2 2
K6 Q x L Ka L C2 L a Ka K2 x Heaviside L Ka C24 F x L Kx L
2
2 x b
Cx L Kb Dirac L Kb C48 x F K Cb L K L Kb Heaviside L Kb
2 2
4 3
K6 L Q Kx Ca Heaviside x Ka K24 F L Kx Cb Heaviside x Kb
2 1 2 1 2
a Q LxK a K x Heaviside Ka
4 2 1 2 1 2
K48 CF b L x K b K x Heaviside
2 2 2
2 2
Q x L L CL x Kx
Kb K L Kx
8
Derive the moment and shear distribution.
2 2
Kx Heaviside Ka C96 F b L Kx Heaviside Kb K12 Q L L CL x Kx
4
K12 Q x L L K2 x C2 Q L Cx L Ka Dirac 1, L Ka K8 F L Cx L
3 3
Kb Dirac 1, L Kb C16 Q L Cx L Ka Dirac L Ka C72 Q L
2 2
Ka x Heaviside L Ka K48 F L Cx L Kb Dirac L Kb K144 F x L
3
Kb Heaviside L Kb C48 L Q Kx Ca Dirac x Ka K72 L Q Kx
2 4 2
Ca Heaviside x Ka K6 L Q Kx Ca Dirac 1, x Ka C144 F L Kx Cb Dirac x
2
Q a Heaviside Ka Q L L K2 x QxL
Kb K48 K KF b Heaviside Kb K C L
2 4 4
3 3
Kx C8 F L Kx L Kb Dirac 1, L Kb K8 F x L Kb Dirac 1, L Kb K16 Q L
3 3
Kx L Ka Dirac L Ka C16 Q x L Ka Dirac L Ka C48 F L Kx L
2 2
Kb Dirac L Kb K48 F x L Kb Dirac L Kb
> Q dK12 :
F dK10 :
L d 20 :
ad3 :
bd5:
EI d 10000 :
> plot deflection, x = 0 ..L, size = 1000, 400 , axesfont = Calibri , title = "Deflection", labels
= "Distance along beam", "Deflection" , labeldirections = horizontal, vertical , labelfont
= Calibri , titlefont = Calibri, 16, bold , background = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 218 / 255,
223 / 255, 225 / 255 , axis = gridlines = color = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 1, 1, 1
Deflection
0
5 10 15 20
Distance along beam
K0.05
K0.10
Deflection
K0.15
K0.20
K0.25
> plot moment, x = 0 ..L, size = 1000, 400 , axesfont = Calibri , title = "Moment", labels
= "Distance along beam", "Moment" , labeldirections = horizontal, vertical , labelfont
= Calibri , titlefont = Calibri, 16, bold , background = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 218 / 255, 223
/ 255, 225 / 255 , axis = gridlines = color = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 1, 1, 1
Moment
70
60
50
Moment
40
30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 20
Distance along beam
Shear Distribution
> plot shear, x = 0 ..L, size = 1000, 400 , axesfont = Calibri , title = "Shear", labels
= "Distance along beam", "Shear" , labeldirections = horizontal, vertical , labelfont = Calibri ,
titlefont = Calibri, 16, bold , background = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 218 / 255, 223 / 255, 225
/ 255 , axis = gridlines = color = ColorTools:-Color "RGB", 1, 1, 1
Shear
40
30
Shear
20
10
0
5 10 15 20
Distance along beam
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