ME 222 Mechanics of Deformable Solids

Lecture 36

Statically Indeterminate Beams

Method of Superposition

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Statically Indeterminate Beams
Consider beam with fixed support at A and roller
support at B.
From free-body diagram, note that there are four
unknown reaction components.
Conditions for static equilibrium yield
Fx 0 Fy 0 M A 0

The beam is statically indeterminate.

Also have the beam deflection equation,
x

EI y dx M x dx C1x C2

which introduces two unknowns but provides

three additional equations from the boundary
conditions:

At x 0, 0 y 0 and at x L, y 0

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Sample Problem 9.3
SOLUTION:
Develop the differential equation for
the elastic curve (will be functionally
dependent on the reaction at A).

For the uniform beam, determine the

reaction at A, derive the equation for
the elastic curve, and determine the
slope at A. (Note that the beam is
statically indeterminate to the first
degree)

Integrate twice and apply boundary

conditions to solve for reaction at A
and to obtain the elastic curve.
Evaluate the slope at A.

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Sample Problem 9.3
Consider moment acting at section D,

MD 0
1 w0 x 2 x
RA x
M 0
2 L 3
w0 x3
M RA x
6L

The differential equation for the elastic

curve,
d2y

w0 x3
EI 2 M RA x
6L
dx

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Sample Problem 9.3
Integrate twice
4
dy
1
2 w0 x
EI
EI R A x
C1
dx
2
24 L
5
1
3 w0 x
EI y R A x
C1x C2
6
120 L

EI

d y

w0 x

R
x

A
6L
dx 2

Apply boundary conditions:

at x 0, y 0 : C2 0
3
1
2 w0 L
at x L, 0 :
RA L
C1 0
2
24
4
1
3 w0 L
at x L, y 0 :
RA L
C1L C2 0
6
120

Solve for reaction at A

1
1
RA L3 w0 L4 0
3
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RA

1
w0 L
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Sample Problem 9.3
Substitute for C1, C2, and RA in the
elastic curve equation,
5
1 1
3 w0 x 1

EI y w0 L x

w0 L3 x
6 10
120 L 120

w0
x5 2 L2 x3 L4 x
120 EIL

Differentiate once to find the slope,

at x = 0,

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dy
w0

5 x 4 6 L2 x 2 L4
dx 120 EIL

w0 L3
A
120 EI

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Method of Superposition
Consider a beam subjected to several concentrated or
distributed loads.
Compute separately the slope and deflection caused
by each of the given loads.
The slope and deflection due to the combined loads
are obtained by applying the principle of
superposition and adding the values of the slope or
deflection corresponding to the various loads

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Appendix D. Beam Deflections and Slopes

Equation of Elastic Curve

P
y
x 3 3Lx 2
6 EI
M aximum Deflection
Slope at End

PL3
ymax
3EI

PL2
L
2 EI

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Appendix D. Beam Deflections and Slopes

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Example 9.07
Determine the slope and deflection at D for the beam and
loading shown, knowing that the flexural rigidity of the beam is
EI = 100 MNm2.

The slope and deflection at any point of the beam can be

obtained by superposing the slopes and deflections caused by
the concentrated load and the distributed load.

Case 5, Appendix D

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Sample Problem 9.7
For the beam and loading shown,
determine the slope and deflection at
point B.
SOLUTION:
Superpose the deformations due to Loading I and Loading II as shown.

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Sample Problem 9.7
Loading I
wL3
B I
6 EI

wL4
yB I
8EI

Loading II
wL3
C II
48EI

wL4
yC II
128EI

In beam segment CB, the bending moment is

zero and the elastic curve is a straight line.
wL3
B II C II
48EI

wL4
wL3 L 7 wL4
yB II

128EI 48EI 2 384 EI

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Sample Problem 9.7

Combine the two solutions,

wL3 wL3
B B I B II

6 EI 48EI

7 wL3
B
48EI

wL4 7 wL4
yB yB I yB II

8EI 384 EI

41wL4
yB
384 EI

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