Question

Find the equation of the clastic curve and its maximum deflection for the simply supported beam of length 27, having uniformly distributed load W per unit length.

Answer 1

The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam at midspan is given by;

$\delta=\frac{5WL^4}{384EI}$

$\delta=\frac{5W27^4}{384EI}$

$=\frac{6919.80W}{EI}$