Intermediately Loaded Beams
The elastic deflection on a beam supported by two simple supports, loaded at a distance a from one of the supports, is given by:
where:
- δ = the deflection of the beam at point of load
- F = force acting on the beam
- L = length of the beam between the supports
- E = modulus of elasticity
- I = area moment of inertia
- a = the distance of the load (F) from one of the supports
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