Appendix B: Bending of Beams:

Standard Cases

Table B.1
Beam SF distribution BM distribution DEF

W A B WL WL3
B
3EI
ve
A B ve max
W W
L A B

w A B wL2 wL4
B
ve 2 8EI
A B max
L wL ve
A B

w A C B wa2 wa3
4L 2 a
ve 2 24EI
A C B
a max B
ve
L wa
A C B

W W A C B WL3
2 C
A C B ve ve 48EI
A C
max
L/2 L/2 ve B WL
4
W
2

w wL A C B 5wL4
2 C
A B ve wL2 384EI
C ve
A 8 max
L B
ve C
wL
2

(Continued)

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Table B.1 (Continued)

Beam SF distribution BM distribution DEF
W Wa A C B wa2 a2L2
C
A B L 3EIL
ve ve
C A
B not max
a C
ve Wa (La)
L
L
W (L  a)
L

2 !3 3
W W W A C B WL3 43a
A B 2 a 5
ve ve 6EI 4L L
a C a A C B
C max
L ve Wa Wa