Beam_curved.

xls
To determine deflection of a curved beam
By Alex Slocum, 12/29/03, last modified 09/21/04 by Xue'en Yang
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
Schematic
Beam dimensions and properties
If round cross-section (enter "yes" or "no")
Outside diameter, Do (mm)
Inside diamter, Di (mm)
If rectangular cross-section
Outside height, ho (mm)
Outside width, wo (mm)
Inside height, hi (mm)
Inside width, wi (mm)
Radius of curvature, Rr (mm)
Angle, phi (degrees)
Angle, phi (radius)
Modulus of elasticity, E (N/mm^2)
Poisson ratio, v
Shear modulus, G (Pa)
Moment of inertia, I (mm^4)
Distance farthest fiber to neutral axis, cc (mm)
Cross section area, A
EA
GA
EI
Loading
Point load, Fx (N)
Point load, Fy (N)
Moment, Mo (N*mm)
X direction displacement (microns)
Due to Fx
Due to Fy
Due to Mo
Total
Y direction displacement (microns)
Due to Fx
Due to Fy
Due to Mo
Total
Slope (milliradians)
Due to Fx
Due to Fy
Due to Mo
Total

Values
yes
30
25
no
20
10
18
8
100
90
1.571
200000
0.29
77519
20586
15
216
4.32E+07
1.67E+07
4.12E+09
10
76
22
Axial
0.018
0.000
0.000
0.018
Axial
0.000
0.138
0.000
0.138

Shear
Bending
0.047
0.865
0.000
9.230
0.000
0.031
0.047
10.125
Shear
Bending
0.000
1.214
0.357
14.498
0.000
0.053
0.357
15.766
Bending
0.014
0.185
0.001
0.199

Total
0.930
9.230
0.031
10.190
Total
1.214
14.992
0.053
16.260

Equations

P F x cos F y sin
P
P
cos
sin
F x
F y

F x

P
0
M o

V F x sin F y cos
V
V
sin
cos
F x
F y

2
F x cos F y sin cos
Rd
EA

V
0
M o

2
F xsin F y cos sin
Rd
GA

M F xR 1 co
M
R 1 co
F x

2
F xR 1

P F x cos F y sin
P
cos
F x

F x

P
sin
F y

P
0
M o

V
sin
F x

2
F x cos F y sin cos
Rd
EA

2
x R F x 2 sin 2 F 1 cos
y

EA
4
2

F y

2
F x cos sin F ysin
Rd
EA

2
y R F 1 cos F y 2 sin 2
x

EA
2
4

M o

M F xR 1 co

V F x sin F y cos

2 sin 2

R
F x

GA
4

axial

axial

1 2F sin 2F 1 cos M R
o
R x
R y

EI

bending

bending

M
R 1 co
F x

shear

EI
shear

shear

2 sin 2

F y

2
F xR 1

1 cos 2
F y

2

2
F x cos sin F y cos
Rd
GA

1 cos 2
R
F x

GA
2

axial

F xR 1 cos F yR sin M o
Rd
EI

V
0
M o

2
F xsin F y cos sin
Rd
GA

axial

V
cos
F y

F xR

EI
shear

Check: Bending (from

Roark) for phi = /2
Bending
ratio
0.865
1
9.230
1
0.031
1
10.125
1

Rd

1.214
14.498
0.053
15.766

1
1
1
1

0.014
0.185
0.001
0.199

1
1
1
1

M F xR 1 cos F yR sin M o
ds Rd
M
M
M
R 1 cos
R sin
1
F x
F y
M o

2
2
F x R 1 cos F y R sin 1 cos M oR 1 cos
Rd
EI
2

M F xR 1 cos F yR sin M o
M
R 1 cos
F x

Rd
shear

shear

2 sin 2

1 3F 6 8 sin sin 2
R x

EI
4

shear

Rd

M
1
M o

2
2
F x R 1 cos F y R sin 1 cos M oR 1 cos
Rd
EI

1 cos 2

2

M
R sin
F y

ds Rd

1 2 cos cos 2

R 3F y

2
2
2
F x R sin 1 cos F y R sin M oR sin
Rd
EI

EI
shear

3
2
1 2 cos cos
F
R x

2 sin

2
R 3F y
4

bending

M o R 2 sin

bending

M o R 2 1 cos

bending

bending