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To determine deflection of a cantilever beam under superimposed loads
By Alex Slocum, 1/1/04, last modified 06/11/04 by Xue'en Yang
Enters numbers in BOLD,
Schematic
Values
100
25
6
1
200000
450
3
10
0
1
1
50
10
25
-56.771
0.779
0.000
60.000
0.000
-2240.000
0.001
0.000
-0.057
0.000
Equations
w L w a x aw
2 L aw
2
wL wa
w a x aw
2
V F x a f
w a x aw
M M A R Ax F x a f
x aw
M x am
w L w a x aw
V F x a f w a x aw
2 L aw
2
w L w a x aw
w a x aw
M M A R Ax F x a f
2
6 L aw
2
x
x
A M A RA
EI
2 EI
F x af
2 EI
A Ax M A x R A x
2 EI
6 EI
A
A
2 EI
La
2
6 EI
w L w a
M L aw
EI
La
24 EI
w a 3 L aw
w L w a x aw
120 EI L aw
L aw
wa
M x am
w L w a x aw
24EI L aw
w a x aw
24 EI
F 2 L 3 3a f L 2 a f
M B F L a f
6 EI
6 EI
F L af
w a x aw
6EI
F x af
w L w a L aw
RB F
wa
wL w
3
w L w a 4L aw
5
beam_cantilever.xls
n of a cantilever beam under superimposed loads
/1/04, last modified 06/11/04 by Xue'en Yang
umbers in BOLD, Results in RED
Instructions
Enter total length of beam in mm
Enter width of beam in mm
Enter height of beam in mm
Enter length increment to be used in finite difference calculation
Enter elastic modulus in N/mm^2
=1/12*W*H^3
= H/2
See schematic for definitions of loads and positions
Enter amplitude of the point load, in N
Enter location of the point load, in mm
Enter amplitude of the distributed load near the cantilever end, in N/mm
Enter amplitude of the distributed load at the clamped end, in N/mm
Enter location for wa, in mm
Enter amplitude of the applied moment, in N*mm
Enter location of the moment load, in mm
Return maximum deflection along the beam in microns
Return maximum slope along the beam in milli radians
Reaction force at A
Reaction force at B
Reaction moment at A
Reaction moment at B
Rotation at A
Rotation at B
Deflection at A
Deflection at B
w a x aw
L aw
2
aw
w L wa
2
x aw
M x am
w a x aw
L aw
2
aw
w L w a x aw
6 L aw
w a x aw
6 EI
af
M x am
w L w a x aw
24 EI L aw
w a x aw
24 EI
F L a f
M x am
EI
w L w a x aw
120 EI L aw
L aw
2
w L w a
wa
w a 3L aw
w L w a 4L aw
5
M x am
w a
M L aw
4
EI
3
2 EI
M L 2 am
2 EI
Deflection
0.0
0.900
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0.800
0.700
Slope (milli radians)
Deflection (mcrons)
-10.0
-20.0
-30.0
-40.0
0.600
0.500
0.400
0.300
0.200
0.100
-50.0
0.000
-60.0
10
10
Moment
0.0
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
-2.0
-4.0
-1000
Stres s (Pa)
Moment (N-mm)
-500
-1500
-6.0
-8.0
-10.0
-12.0
-2000
-14.0
-2500
-16.0
Distance from left end of beam (mm)
Di
Transverse Shear
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
90
100
Slope
0.900
0.800
Slope (milli radians)
0.700
0.600
0.500
0.400
0.300
0.200
0.100
0.000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
70
80
90
100
Stress
0.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
-2.0
Stres s (Pa)
-4.0
-6.0
-8.0
-10.0
-12.0
-14.0
-16.0
Distance from left end of beam (mm)
Shear (N)
0
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
Moment (N-mm)
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
-110
-120
-130
-140
-150
-160
-170
-180
-190
-200
-210
-220
-230
-240
-250
-250
-260
-270
-280
-290
-300
-310
-320
-330
-340
-350
-360
-370
-380
-390
-400
-410
-420
-430
-440
-450
-460
-470
-480
Stress (Pa)
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
-0.7
-0.7
-0.8
-0.9
-0.9
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
-1.3
-1.3
-1.4
-1.5
-1.5
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-1.7
-1.8
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.5
-2.5
-2.6
-2.7
-2.7
-2.8
-2.9
-2.9
-3.0
-3.1
-3.1
-3.2
Slope (mrad)
0.779
0.779
0.778
0.778
0.778
0.777
0.777
0.776
0.775
0.774
0.773
0.772
0.771
0.769
0.768
0.766
0.764
0.763
0.761
0.759
0.756
0.754
0.752
0.749
0.747
0.744
0.741
0.738
0.735
0.732
0.729
0.726
0.723
0.719
0.715
0.712
0.708
0.704
0.700
0.696
0.691
0.687
0.683
0.678
0.673
0.668
0.663
0.658
0.653
0.648
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-36
-37
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-43
-44
-45
-46
-47
-48
-49
-50
-51
-52
-53
-54
-55
-56
-57
-58
-59
-60
-490
-501
-512
-525
-538
-553
-568
-585
-602
-621
-640
-661
-682
-705
-728
-753
-778
-805
-832
-861
-890
-921
-952
-985
-1018
-1053
-1088
-1125
-1162
-1201
-1240
-1281
-1322
-1365
-1408
-1453
-1498
-1545
-1592
-1641
-1690
-1741
-1792
-1845
-1898
-1953
-2008
-2065
-2122
-2181
-2240
-3.3
-3.3
-3.4
-3.5
-3.6
-3.7
-3.8
-3.9
-4.0
-4.1
-4.3
-4.4
-4.5
-4.7
-4.9
-5.0
-5.2
-5.4
-5.5
-5.7
-5.9
-6.1
-6.3
-6.6
-6.8
-7.0
-7.3
-7.5
-7.7
-8.0
-8.3
-8.5
-8.8
-9.1
-9.4
-9.7
-10.0
-10.3
-10.6
-10.9
-11.3
-11.6
-11.9
-12.3
-12.7
-13.0
-13.4
-13.8
-14.1
-14.5
-14.9
0.643
0.637
0.631
0.626
0.620
0.614
0.608
0.601
0.595
0.588
0.581
0.574
0.566
0.558
0.550
0.542
0.534
0.525
0.516
0.506
0.497
0.487
0.476
0.465
0.454
0.443
0.431
0.419
0.406
0.393
0.379
0.365
0.351
0.336
0.320
0.305
0.288
0.271
0.254
0.236
0.217
0.198
0.179
0.159
0.138
0.116
0.094
0.072
0.048
0.025
0.000
Deflection (microns)
-56.8
-56.0
-55.2
-54.4
-53.7
-52.9
-52.1
-51.3
-50.6
-49.8
-49.0
-48.2
-47.5
-46.7
-45.9
-45.2
-44.4
-43.6
-42.9
-42.1
-41.3
-40.6
-39.8
-39.1
-38.3
-37.6
-36.8
-36.1
-35.4
-34.6
-33.9
-33.2
-32.5
-31.7
-31.0
-30.3
-29.6
-28.9
-28.2
-27.5
-26.8
-26.1
-25.4
-24.7
-24.1
-23.4
-22.7
-22.1
-21.4
-20.8
-20.1
-19.5
-18.8
-18.2
-17.6
-17.0
-16.4
-15.8
-15.2
-14.6
-14.0
-13.4
-12.8
-12.3
-11.7
-11.2
-10.6
-10.1
-9.6
-9.1
-8.6
-8.1
-7.6
-7.1
-6.7
-6.2
-5.8
-5.4
-4.9
-4.5
-4.2
-3.8
-3.4
-3.1
-2.8
-2.4
-2.2
-1.9
-1.6
-1.4
-1.1
-0.9
-0.7
-0.6
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Values
100
25
6
1
200000
450
3
ProE Mechanica
100
25
6
1
200000
450
3
10
0
1
1
50
10
25
-56.771
0.779
10
0
1
1
50
10
25
-56.017
0.000
60.000
0.000
-2240.000
0.001
0.000
-0.057
0.000
0
60
0
-2238
0
-0.056
0