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d2y
dx2
this equation in exactly the same way as previously for bending moments allows a solution for slopes and deflections produced by the thermal effects. N B . If the temperature gradient across the beam section is linear, the average temperature $(T, +T2)will occur at the mid-height position and, in addition to the bending, the beam will change in overall length by an amount rxL[$(T,+T2)-To] in the absence of any constraint.
Application to cantilevers
Consider the cantilever shown in Fig. 5.33 subjected to temperatureT, on the top surface and Tz on the lower surface. In the absence of external loads, and because the cantilever is free to bend, there will be no moment or reaction set up at the built-in end.
Fig. 5.33. Cantilever with temperature TI on the upper surface, T, on the lower surface ( r , > TI).
_ dY - a(T2 -Tdx = dx d
... The slope at the end of the cantilever is:
& I . ,
a(T2 -TI) L.
(5.33)