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Hey there, I'm struggling in finding the useful equations to determine some conformability parameters for a finite elastic material (EPDM) compressed on a rigid slightly wavy surface. I would like to optimize the thickness of the elastic material in terms of indentation depth and thus contact...

Ah never mind! Got it, thank you for your help!

I'm not sure how you determined these moments.. What do you mean by: "I approached it by actually taking moments". Did you divide the problem into halfs and used M = F*x, and then used that if there is a load F, the support gives a reaction force F? If this is what you did, it is still not...

With the argument that it should be zero at the force and maximum at the midpoint, I determined them to be linear in between, so that with negative x, M(x) goes from x= -a-l -> M(-(a+L))=0 to x=0 giving M(0)=F(a+L). Also I see that i did not integrate right, forgot some constants, but the...

Homework Statement A beam supported at two locations is subjected to two equal loads at the end points Compute the central deflection W. Schematic: \downarrow........\downarrow ____________________________ <--->Δ<-------><------->Δ<---> ...a...L...L...a The delta's are the...