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TABLE H-1 DEFLECTIONS AND SLOPES OF CANTILEVER BEAMS
y
dB
A

x
uB

qx 2
v   (6L2  4Lx  x 2)
24E I

v  deflection in the y direction (positive upward)

v  dv/dx  slope of the deflection curve
dB  v(L)  deflection at end B of the beam (positive downward)
uB  v(L)  angle of rotation at end B of the beam (positive clockwise)
EI  constant

qL4
dB  
8EI
2

qx
v  (3L2  3Lx  x 2)
6EI

qL3
uB  
6EI

qx2
v   (6a2  4ax  x 2)
24E I

(0  x  a)

qx
v  (3a2  3ax  x 2)
6EI

(0  x  a)

qa3
v  (4x  a)
24E I
qa4
At x  a: v  
8EI
qa3
dB  (4L  a)
24E I

qa3
v  
6E I

(a  x  L)

qa3
v  
6E I
qa3
uB  
6EI
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APPENDIX H Deflections and Slopes of Beams

3
a

qbx2
v  (3L  3a  2x)
12E I

qbx
v  (L  a  x)
2EI

(0  x  a)
(0  x  a)

q
v  (x 4  4Lx 3  6L2x 2  4a3x  a4)
24EI
q
v  (x 3  3Lx 2  3L2x  a3)
6EI
qa2b
At x  a: v  (3L  a)
12E I
q
dB  (3L4  4a3L  a4)
24EI
P

Px 2
v  (3L  x)
6EI
PL3
dB  
3EI

5
a

qabL
v  
2EI
q
uB  (L3  a3)
6EI

PL2
uB  
2EI

Px 2
v  (3a  x)
6EI

Px
v  (2a  x)
2EI

Pa2
v  (3x  a)
6EI

Pa2
v  
2EI

Pa2
dB  (3L  a)
6EI
M0 x 2
v  
2E I
M0

(a  x  L)

Px
v  (2L  x)
2EI

Pa3
At x  a: v  
3EI

M0 L2
dB  
2E I

(a  x  L)

(0  x  a)

(a  x  L)

Pa2
v  
2EI
Pa2
uB  
2EI

M0 x
v  
EI
M0 L
uB  
EI

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M0 x 2
v  
2E I

M0

7
a

M0 x
v  
EI

M0 a
v  (2x  a)
2E I

At x  a:

M0 a
v  
EI

M0 a 2
v  
2E I

M0 a
dB  (2L  a)
2E I

(0  x  a)
(a  x  L)

M0 a
v  
EI
M0 a
uB  
EI

q0 x 2
v  (10L3  10L2x  5Lx 2  x 3)
120 L EI

q0

q0 x
v  (4L3  6L2x  4Lx 2  x 3)
24 L EI
q0 L4
dB  
30 E I
q0

q0 L3
uB  
24 E I

q0 x 2
v  (20L3  10L2x  x 3)
120 L EI
q0 x
v  (8L3  6L2x  x 3)
24L EI
11q0 L4
dB  
120 EI

10

q0

q = q0 cos x
2L

q0 L3
uB  
8 EI

px
q0 L
v  4 48L3 cos   48L3  3p 3Lx 2  p 3x 3
2L
3p EI

px
q0L
v  3 2p 2Lx  p 2x 2  8L2 sin 
2L
p EI
2q 0 L 4 3
dB  
(p  24)
3p 4E I

q0 L3
uB  3 (p 2  8)
p EI
(Continued)

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APPENDIX H Deflections and Slopes of Beams

TABLE H-2 DEFLECTIONS AND SLOPES OF SIMPLE BEAMS

v  deflection in the y direction (positive upward)

y
A

uA

uB

EI  constant

qx
v  (L3  2Lx2  x 3)
24 EI

v  dv/dx  slope of the deflection curve

dC  v(L/2)  deflection at midpoint C of the beam (positive downward)
x1  distance from support A to point of maximum deflection
dmax  vmax  maximum deflection (positive downward)
uA  v(0)  angle of rotation at left-hand end of the beam
(positive clockwise)
uB  v(L)  angle of rotation at right-hand end of the beam
(positive counterclockwise)

q
v  (L 3  6Lx 2  4x 3)
24EI
5qL4
dC  dmax  
384E I
2

qL3
uA  uB  
24E I

qx
v  (9L3  24Lx 2  16x 3)
384EI

q
v  (9L 3  72Lx 2  64x 3)
384EI

5qL4
dC  
768E I
q

0  x  L2
L2  x  L

qL
v  (8x 3  24Lx 2  17L 2 x  L 3)
384EI
qL
v  (24x 2  48Lx  17L 2)
384EI

0  x  L2

3qL3
uA  
128E I

L2  x  L

7qL3
uB  
384E I

qx
v  (a 4  4a 3L  4a 2L 2  2a 2x 2  4aLx 2  Lx 3)
24LEI
q
v  (a 4  4a 3L  4a 2L 2  6a 2x 2  12aLx 2  4Lx 3)
24LEI
qa2
v  (a 2L  4L 2x  a 2x  6Lx 2  2x 3)
24LE I
qa2
v  (4L2  a 2  12Lx  6x 2)
24LE I
qa 2
uA  (2L  a) 2
24LE I

(0  x  a)
(0  x  a)

(a  x  L)

(a  x  L)

qa2
uB  (2L 2  a 2)
24LE I

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Px
v  (3L 2  4x 2)
48EI

PL3
dC  dmax   
48E I

Pab(L  b)
uA  
6 LEI
b

M0

Pb
v  (L 2  b 2  3x 2)
6LEI

Pb(3L2  4b2)
48EI

If a b,

dC   

If a b,

x1 

If a  b,

Pa(3L2  4a2)
48EI

dC   

L2  b2
Pb(L2  b2)3/2
 and dmax  
93 LEI
3

Px
v  (3aL  3a 2  x2)
6EI

P
v  (aL  a 2  x 2)
2EI

Pa
v  (3Lx  3x 2  a 2)
6EI

Pa
v  (L  2x)
2EI

M0 x
v   (2L 2  3Lx  x 2)
6L EI
M0 L2
dC  
16 EI

M0 L
uA  
3E I

3
x1  L 1  
3

(0  x  a)

Pab(L  a)
uB  
6 LEI

Pa
dC  dmax  (3L2  4a2)
24EI
7

0  x  L2

PL2
uA  uB  
16E I

Pbx
v  (L 2  b 2  x 2)
6LEI

P
v  (L 2  4x 2)
16EI

and

(0  x  a)

(a  x  L  a)

Pa(L  a)
uA  uB  

2EI
M0
v   (2L 2  6Lx  3x 2)
6LE I
M0 L
uB  
6E I

M0 L2
dmax  
9 3E I
(Continued)

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APPENDIX H Deflections and Slopes of Beams

M0

M0 x
v  (L 2  4x 2)
24L EI
dC  0

M0 L
uA  
24 EI

M0 a b
At x  a: v  (2a  L)
3L EI
M0
uA  (6aL  3a 2  2L 2)
6 LE I
10

M0

(0  x  a)

M0
v  (6aL  3a 2  2L 2  3x 2)
6 LE I

M0

M0 x
v  (L  x)
2E I
M0 L 2
dC  d max  
8 EI

q0

11

0  x  L2

M0 L
uB  
24 EI

M0 x
v  (6aL  3a 2  2L 2  x 2)
6L EI

M0

M0
v  (L 2  12x 2)
24L EI

(0  x  a)

M0
v  (3aL  3a 2  L 2)
3 LE I
M0
uB  (3a 2  L 2)
6 LE I

M0
v  (L  2x)
2E I
M0 L
uA  uB  
2E I

q0 x
v  (7L 4  10L 2x 2  3x 4)
360 L EI
q0
v  (7L 4  30L 2x 2  15x 4)
360 L EI
5q0 L 4
dC  
768 E I
x1  0.5193L

q0

12

7q 0 L 3
uA  
360 E I

q0 L3
uB  
45 E I

q0 L4
dmax  0.00652
EI

q0 x
v  (5L2  4x 2 )2
960 LEI

0  x  L2

q0
v   (5L2  4x 2)(L2  4x 2)
192L EI
L

13

2
x
q = q0 sin
L

0  x  L2

q0 L4
dC  dmax  
12 0 E I

5q0 L 3
uA  uB  
192 E I

q0 L 4
px
v  4 sin 
L
p EI

q 0 L3
px
v  3 cos 
L
p EI

q0 L4
dC  dmax  4
p EI

q0 L3
uA  uB  3
p EI

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