METHOD OF SUPERPOSITION

• Necessary conditions to be satisfied:

1. The load w(x) is linearly related to the deflection
v(x),
2. The load is assumed not to change significantly the
original geometry of the beam of shaft.

• Then, it is possible to find the slope and displacement

at a point on a beam subjected to several different
loadings by algebraically adding the effects of its
various component parts.

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Method of superposition
Enample
uniform coach point load
distributed

uniform v V2
distributed a 02
food
point load

Utoatal Uct U2

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APPENDIX
SLOPES AND
C DEFLECTIONS OF
BEAMS
Simply Supported Beam Slopes and Deflections

000
Beam Slope Deflection Elastic Curve
v
P
L L -Px
v = (3L 2 - 4x 2)
2 2 - PL 2 -PL 3 48EI
x
umax = vmax =
16EI 48EI 0 … x … L>2
umax vmax

v P
- Pab(L + b)
u1 = -Pbx 2
u1 u2 6EIL v = (L - b2 - x 2)
- Pba 2 6EIL
x v2 = (L - b2 - a2)
Pab(L + a) x=a 6EIL 0 … x … a
a b u2 =
L 6EIL
v - M0 L
u1 = -M0 L2
L 6EI vmax = -M 0 x 2
u1 u2 M0 923 EI v = (L - x 2)
x M0 L 6EIL
u2 = at x = 0.5774L
3EI
v
L
w
- wL3 - 5wL4 -wx 3
umax = vmax = v = (x - 2Lx 2 + L 3)
x 24EI 384EI 24EI
umax vmax
-wx
v
-5wL4 v = (16x 3 - 24Lx 2 + 9L 3)
w v2 = 384EI
- 3wL3 768EI
u2 u1 = x = L>2 0 … x … L>2
128EI
x -wL
wL4 v = (8x 3 - 24Lx 2
L u1 L 7wL3 vmax = - 0.006563 384EI
u2 = EI
2 2 384EI + 17L2 x - L3)
at x = 0.4598L
L>2 … x 6 L
v w0
- 7w0 L3 w0 L4
u1 = vmax = -0.00652
x 360EI EI -w 0 x
v = (3x 4 - 10L 2 x 2 + 7L 4)
w0 L3 360EIL
u1 u2 u2 = at x = 0.5193L
L 45EI

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 CANTILEVERED BEAM SLOPES AND DEFLECTIONS 815

Cantilevered Beam Slopes and Deflections

Beam Slope Deflection Elastic Curve

v
P
vmax
-PL2 - PL3 - Px 2
x umax = vmax = v = (3L - x)
2EI 3EI 6EI
L umax

v
P
-Px 2
vmax v = (3L - 2x) 0 … x … L >2
12EI
x
-PL2 -5PL3
umax = vmax =
8EI 48EI
L L -PL 2
umax v = (6x - L) L >2 … x … L
2 2 48EI

v
C
w
vmax
- wL3 - wL4 -wx 2 2
x umax = vmax = v = (x - 4Lx + 6L 2)
6EI 8EI 24EI
umax
L

v
umax
x
M0 L M0 L2 M0 x2
umax = vmax = v =
M0 vmax EI 2EI 2EI
L

v -wx 2 2
w
v = 1 x - 2Lx + 32 L 2 2
24EI
vmax
0 … x … L>2
x - wL3 - 7wL4
umax = vmax =
L L umax 48EI 384EI -wL 3
2 2 v = (8x - L)
384EI
L>2 … x … L

v
w0
vmax
-w0 L3 -w0 L4 - w0 x2
x umax = vmax = v = (10L 3 - 10L 2 x + 5Lx 2 - x 3)
24EI 30EI 120EIL
L umax
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128EI
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