Question

A cantilever beam is 4000 mm long span and has a u.d.l. of 0.30 kN/m. The flexural stiffness is 60 MNm². Calculate: 1. Slope 2. Deflection.

Answer 1

1. Slope = 53.3 x 10⁻⁶

2. Deflection = -0.00016m

Step-by-step explanation:

given:

let L = 4 m (span of cantilever beam)

let w = 300 N/m (distributed load)

let EI =60 MNm² (flexural stiffness)

dy w * L³ 300 x 4³

1. slope = ------- = --------- = ------------------- = 53.3 x 10⁻⁶

dx 6EI 6 x 60x10⁶

wL⁴ 300 x 4⁴

2. Deflection = y = - ----------- = - ------------------ = -0.00016m

8EI 8 x 60x10⁶

therefore the deflection is 0.16mm downwards.