Static Beam 6 Page 1 of 4

Verification Problems
Static Beam 6

Objective
To find deflections, stress and support reactions due to a uniform load on a beam with one end fixed
and the other end supported by a roller.

Reference
Hand calculation using the following reference:
Roark, R.J., and Young, W.C., Formulas for Stress and Strain, 5th Edition, Page 109, Problem 23.

Problem
A horizontal beam of length = 100 in, area = 4 in2, height = 2 in, and moment of inertia = 1.3333 in4 is
simply supported at one end and fixed at the other end. The beam is subjected to a uniform loading.
Determine the deflection δ at x = 42.15 in., the slope θ at end A, the maximum bending stress σbend in
the beam and the support reactions.
E = 30×(10)6 psi
Density = 0.2821 lbs/in3
Figure 3-6: Beam A) problem sketch and B) mathematical model

Comparison

mk:@MSITStore:C:\SProV8i%20SS6\STAAD\Help\Verification_Problems_2007.chm::/... 11/20/2019
Static Beam 6 Page 2 of 4

Table 3-6: Comparison of results for static beam no. 6

Result Theory STAAD.Pro Difference
Reaction at Node 1 (lb) 42.31 42.31 none

Reaction at Node 3 (lb) 70.52 70.52 none

Moment at Node 3 (in·lb) 1,410.4 1410.4 none
Bending Stress, σbend at Node 2 (psi) 585.9 585.9 none

Rotation at Node 1 (rad.) -.000588 -.00059 none

Deflection at Node 2 (in.) -0.01528 -0.01528 none

STAAD Input File

STAAD PLANE :A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM
* FILE: BEAM06.STD
*
* REFERENCE: ROARK AND YOUNG, PAGE 109, NO. 23.
*
INPUT WIDTH 72
UNIT INCHES POUND
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0. 0. 0.; 2 42.15 0. 0.; 3 100. 0. 0.
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2; 2 2 3
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 2 PRI AX 4. IZ 1.3333 YD 2.
CONSTANTS
E 30000000. ALL
DENSITY 0.282072 ALL
SUPPORTS
3 FIXED
1 PINNED
LOAD 1 SELF WEIGHT
SELFWEIGHT Y -1.
PERFORM ANALYSIS
PRINT ANALYSIS RESULTS
PRINT MEMBER STRESSES ALL
FINISH

STAAD Output
PAGE NO. 1

****************************************************
* *
* STAAD.Pro V8i SELECTseries6 *
* Version 20.07.11.18 *
* Proprietary Program of *
* Bentley Systems, Inc. *
* Date= APR 8, 2015 *
* Time= 13:57:58 *
* *

mk:@MSITStore:C:\SProV8i%20SS6\STAAD\Help\Verification_Problems_2007.chm::/... 11/20/2019
Static Beam 6 Page 3 of 4

* USER ID: Bentley Systems, Inc. *

****************************************************

1. STAAD PLANE :A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM

INPUT FILE: BEAM06.STD
2. * FILE: BEAM06.STD
3. *
4. * REFERENCE: ROARK AND YOUNG, PAGE 109, NO. 23.
5. *
6. INPUT WIDTH 72
7. UNIT INCHES POUND
8. JOINT COORDINATES
9. 1 0. 0. 0.; 2 42.15 0. 0.; 3 100. 0. 0.
10. MEMBER INCIDENCES
11. 1 1 2; 2 2 3
12. MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
13. 1 2 PRI AX 4. IZ 1.3333 YD 2.
14. CONSTANTS
15. E 30000000. ALL
16. DENSITY 0.282072 ALL
17. SUPPORTS
18. 3 FIXED
19. 1 PINNED
20. LOAD 1 SELF WEIGHT
21. SELFWEIGHT Y -1.
22. PERFORM ANALYSIS

**WARNING** THE POISSON'S RATIO HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED FOR ONE OR MORE
MEMBERS/ELEMENTS/SOLIDS. THE DEFAULT VALUE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE SAME.

:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 2

* FILE: BEAM06.STD

P R O B L E M S T A T I S T I C S
-----------------------------------
NUMBER OF JOINTS 3 NUMBER OF MEMBERS 2
NUMBER OF PLATES 0 NUMBER OF SOLIDS 0
NUMBER OF SURFACES 0 NUMBER OF SUPPORTS 2

SOLVER USED IS THE IN-CORE ADVANCED MATH SOLVER

TOTAL PRIMARY LOAD CASES = 1, TOTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM = 4

TOTAL LOAD COMBINATION CASES = 0 SO FAR.

23. PRINT ANALYSIS RESULTS

ANALYSIS RESULTS
:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 3
* FILE: BEAM06.STD

JOINT DISPLACEMENT (INCH RADIANS) STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

------------------
JOINT LOAD X-TRANS Y-TRANS Z-TRANS X-ROTAN Y-ROTAN Z-ROTAN

1 1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00059

2 1 0.00000 -0.01528 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00000
3 1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 4
* FILE: BEAM06.STD

SUPPORT REACTIONS -UNIT POUN INCH STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

-----------------
JOINT LOAD FORCE-X FORCE-Y FORCE-Z MOM-X MOM-Y MOM Z

3 1 0.00 70.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1410.36

1 1 0.00 42.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 5
* FILE: BEAM06.STD

mk:@MSITStore:C:\SProV8i%20SS6\STAAD\Help\Verification_Problems_2007.chm::/... 11/20/2019
Static Beam 6 Page 4 of 4

MEMBER END FORCES STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

-----------------
ALL UNITS ARE -- POUN INCH (LOCAL )
MEMBER LOAD JT AXIAL SHEAR-Y SHEAR-Z TORSION MOM-Y MOM-Z

1 1 1 0.00 42.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

2 0.00 5.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 781.13
2 1 2 0.00 -5.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 -781.13
3 0.00 70.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1410.36
************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************
24. PRINT MEMBER STRESSES ALL
MEMBER STRESSES ALL
:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 6
* FILE: BEAM06.STD

MEMBER STRESSES
---------------
ALL UNITS ARE POUN/SQ INCH
MEMB LD SECT AXIAL BEND-Y BEND-Z COMBINED SHEAR-Y SHEAR-Z

1 1 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.9 0.0

1.0 0.0 C 0.0 585.9 585.9 2.0 0.0
2 1 .0 0.0 0.0 585.9 585.9 2.0 0.0
1.0 0.0 C 0.0 1057.8 1057.8 26.4 0.0
************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************
25. FINISH
*********** END OF THE STAAD.Pro RUN ***********
**** DATE= APR 8,2015 TIME= 13:58: 1 ****
:A FIXED-ROLLER BEAM -- PAGE NO. 7
* FILE: BEAM06.STD
************************************************************
* For technical assistance on STAAD.Pro, please visit *
* http://selectservices.bentley.com/en-US/ *
* *
* Details about additional assistance from *
* Bentley and Partners can be found at program menu *
* Help->Technical Support *
* *
* Copyright (c) 1997-2015 Bentley Systems, Inc.
* http://www.bentley.com *
************************************************************

mk:@MSITStore:C:\SProV8i%20SS6\STAAD\Help\Verification_Problems_2007.chm::/... 11/20/2019