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Description
This application computes the maximum positive bending moment, the maximum deflection,
and the points of inflection for a beam with a uniformly distributed load and applied end
moments.
The values calculated include the location of the point of zero shear, the maximum positive
bending moment, the rotations at each end of the beam, and the location of the point of zero
slope. These computations are made within the Calculations section of this document which
begins on page 4.
The user must enter the span length, the uniformly distributed load per unit length, the end
moments, the modulus of elasticity, and the moment of inertia for the beam.
A summary of input and calculated values is shown on pages 7 and 8. Plots of the moment
versus distance across the span and shear versus distance across the span are shown on page 5.
Input
Notation
Input
Variables
Span length:
L 24
MR 125
Uniformly distributed
load per unit length:
w 2.16
Moment of inertia:
I 6987
ML 52
Modulus of elasticity:
E 3600
Computed Variables
The following variables are computed in this document:
RL
RR
Xo
distance from the left end to the point of zero shear and maximum
positive bending moment
Mmax
max
maximum deflection
XL
XR
Calculations
Left end reaction:
w L ML MR
RL
+
2
L
RL = 22.878 kip
w L MR ML
RR +
2
L
RR = 28.962 kip
Location of the
point of zero shear
from the left end:
RL
Xo
w
Shear as a function
of distance x from the
left end:
V (x) RL w x
Moment as a
function of distance
x from the left end:
2
1
M (x) ML + RL x w x
2
Maximum positive
(or least negative)
moment at distance
x from the left end:
Mmax M Xo
Xo = 10.592
Mmax = 69.162
x0
L
, L
N
80
60
40
20
0
0
-20
M (x) (
) -40
-60
-80
-100
-120
-140
2.5
7.5
10
12.5
15
17.5
20
22.5
25
x ( )
27.5
22
16.5
11
5.5
0
-5.5
-11
-16.5
-22
-27.5
-33
2.5
7.5
10
12.5
15
17.5
20
22.5
25
The following computation locates the distance XL from the left end to the nearest point of
inflection:
Guess value of XL:
XL 0
XL
M XL , XL
XL = 2.589 ft
The following computation locates the distance XR from the right end to the nearest point of
inflection:
Guess value of XR:
XR L
M XR , XR
XR L
XR = 5.406
w L 8 ML L 4 M R L
L
24 E I
L = 0.0019
w L 8 MR L 4 ML L
R
24 E I
R = 0.0002
Slope (x) along the length of the beam expressed as a function of distance x from the left end:
2
2
3
3
ML x L x ML x MR x
1 w L x
wx wx
(x) L
+
E I
4
4
12
2L
2
2
L
Distance X from the left reaction to the point of zero slope and maximum deflection:
Guess value of X:
L
X
2
X
X , X
X = 10.93 ft
Beam deflection (x) expressed as a function of distance x from the left end reaction:
2
2
3
2
3
4
ML x
MR x
L x ML x
1 w L x
wx x wx
(x) L x
+
E I
4
4 3
24
3
6
6L
L
Summary
Input
Span length:
L = 24
ML = 52
MR = 125
Modulus of elasticity:
E = 3600
Uniformly distributed
load per unit length:
w = 2.16
Moment of inertia:
I = 6987
Computed Variables
Left end reaction:
RL = 22.878
RR = 28.962
Xo = 10.592
Mmax = 69.162
L = 1.879 10
R = 2.07 10
X = 10.93 ft
Maximum deflection:
max = 0.206 in
XL = 2.589 ft
XR = 5.406