Mechanics of Material

Lecturer: Le Van Lich

School of Materials Science and Engineering
Hanoi University of Science and Technology

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3. RELATION BETWEEN SLOPE, DEFLECTION AND RADIUS OF CURVATURE

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Methods of Determining Slope and Deflection at a Section in a Loaded Beam

The followings are the important methods for finding the slope
and deflection at a section in a loaded beam :
(i) Double integration method
(ii) Moment area method, and
(iii) Macaulay’s method

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Boundary conditions

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4. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM CARRYING A POINT LOAD AT THE
CENTRE

Example 3:

A beam 3 m long, simply supported at its ends, is carrying a point load W at

the centre. If the slope at the ends of the beam should not exceed 1°, find
the deflection at the centre of the beam.

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

A simply supported beam AB of length L and carrying a uniformly

distributed load of w per unit length over the entire length.
Calculate Maximum slope and deflection of beam?

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

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LOAD

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LOAD

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LOAD

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

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LOAD

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LOAD

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

Example 1:

A beam of uniform rectangular section 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep is simply
supported at its ends. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 9 kN/m run over the
entire span of 5 m. If the value of E for the beam material is 1 × 104 N/mm2, find :
(i) the slope at the supports and (ii) maximum deflection.

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

Example 2:

A beam of length 5 m and of uniform rectangular section is simply

supported at its ends. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 9 kN/m run
over the entire length. Calculate the width and depth of the beam if
permissible bending stress is 7 N/mm2 and central deflection is not to
exceed 1 cm.
Take E for beam material = 1 × 104 N/mm2

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5. DEFLECTION OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
LOAD

Example 3:

A beam of length 5 m and of uniform rectangular section is supported at

its ends and carries uniformly distributed load over the entire length.
Calculate the depth of the section if the maximum permissible bending
stress is 8 N/mm2 and central deflection is not to exceed 10 mm.
Take the value of E = 1.2 × 104 N/mm2.

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6. MACAULAY’S METHOD

A simply supported beam AB of length L and carrying a point load

W at a distance ‘a’ from left support and at a distance ‘b’ from right
support is shown in the below figure. Calculate slope and deflection
of beam at any point?

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Example 1:

A beam of length 6 m is simply supported at its ends and carries a point

load of 40 kN at a distance of 4 m from the left support. Find the deflection
under the load and maximum deflection. Also calculate the point at which
maximum deflection takes place. Given M.O.I. of beam = 7.33 × 107 mm4
and E = 2 × 105 N/mm2

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Example 2:

A beam of length 6 m is simply supported at its ends and carries two

point loads of 48 kN and 40 kN at a distance of 1 m and 3 m respectively
from the left support.
Find :
(i) deflection under each load,
(ii) maximum deflection, and
(iii) the point at which maximum deflection occurs.
Given E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 and I = 85 × 106 mm4.

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Example 3:

An overhanging beam ABC is loaded as shown in the below figure. Find the
slopes over each support and at the right end. Find also the maximum
upward deflection between the supports and the deflection at the right end.
Take E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 and I = 5 × 108 mm4.

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Example 4:

A beam of length 8 m is simply supported at its ends. It carries a uniformly

distributed load of 40 kN/m as shown in the below figure. Determine the
deflection of the beam at its mid-point and also the position of maximum
deflection and maximum deflection. Take E= 2 × 105 N/mm2 and I = 4.3 ×
108 mm4.

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Thank for your attention!

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