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Hi All! I would really appreciate your help on something that has been bothering me for the past week. I am uncertain on how to derive the deflection curve equation for a certain shaft. Loads are acting on both ends of the shaft, with the reaction forces being provided by two separate bearings...

Hi all, I'm having a problem with the following question. I have attached the question and my working for the solution however, I was told that the force summation solution which I have used and which many others have used is incorrect - an energy equation needs to be used. Basically we...