BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAE

BEAM TYPE SLOPE AT FREE END DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x MAXIMUM DEFLECTION
1. Cantilever Beam – Concentrated load P at the free end

Pl 2 Px 2 Pl 3
!" y" # 3l % x $ & max "
2 EI 6 EI 3EI

2. Cantilever Beam – Concentrated load P at any point

Px 2
y" # 3a % x $ for 0 ' x ' a
Pa 2 6 EI Pa 2
!" & max " # 3l % a $
2 EI Pa 2 6 EI
y" # 3x % a $ for a ' x ' l
6 EI
3. Cantilever Beam – Uniformly distributed load ! (N/m)

(l 3 (x 2 (l 4
!" y" # x 2 ) 6l 2 % 4lx $ & max "
6 EI 24 EI 8 EI

4. Cantilever Beam – Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity !o (N/m)

(ol 3 (o x 2 (o l 4
!" y" #10l 3 % 10l 2 x ) 5lx2 % x3 $ & max "
24 EI 120lEI 30 EI

5. Cantilever Beam – Couple moment M at the free end

Ml Mx 2 Ml 2
!" y" & max "
EI 2 EI 2 EI
 BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAS

BEAM TYPE SLOPE AT ENDS DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x MAXIMUM AND CENTER
DEFLECTION
6. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Concentrated load P at the center

Pl 2 Px * 3l 2 + l Pl 3
!1 " !2 " y" , % x 2 - for 0 ' x ' & max "
16 EI 12 EI . 4 / 2 48 EI

7. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Concentrated load P at any point

Pbx 2 32
Pb(l 2 % b 2 ) y" # l % x2 % b2 $ for 0 ' x ' a Pb # l 2 % b 2 $
!1 " 6lEI 2
& max " at x " #l % b2 $ 3
6lEI Pb 0 l 3 9 3 lEI
Pab(2l % b) y" # x % a $ ) # l 2 % b2 $ x % x3 13
!2 " 6lEI 24 b 5 Pb
6lEI &" # 3l 2 % 4b2 $ at the center, if a 6 b
for a ' x ' l 48 EI

8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Uniformly distributed load ! (N/m)

(l 3 (x 3 5(l 4
!1 " !2 " y" # l % 2lx2 ) x3 $ &max "
24 EI 24 EI 384 EI

9. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Couple moment M at the right end

Ml 2 l
Ml &max " at x "
!1 " 9 3 EI 3
6 EI Mlx * x 2 +
y" ,1 % -
Ml 6 EI . l 2 / Ml 2
!2 " &" at the center
3EI 16 EI

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends – Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity !o (N/m)
7(ol 3 (o l 4
!1 " & max " 0.00652 at x " 0.519 l
360 EI (o x EI
y" # 7l 4 % 10l 2 x 2 ) 3x4 $
( l3 360lEI (ol 4
!2 " o & " 0.00651 at the center
45 EI EI