Cantilever beam Definition and 122 Threads

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    How to Calculate Midspan Deflection of a Cantilever Beam with Uniform Load?

    Homework Statement How do I find an expression for the deflection at midspan for a cantilever beam loaded with a uniformly distributed load? Illustration of beam: http://goo.gl/3SxeVZ Homework Equations \delta = \frac{Qx^2}{24EI}(6L^2-4Lx+x^2) The Attempt at a Solution Attempt at...
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    Partial linearly distributed load on cantilever beam

    I have a partial linearly distributed load on a cantilever and would to determine the bending moment distribution along the beam. I usually do this by taking cuts along different sections of the beam and finding the expressions for shear force and bending moment. However when I do this...
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    Cantilever beam point load analysis with diagram

    Homework Statement Require various values from cantilever beam analysis including Bending moment K stiffness 2nd moment of inertia Max stress Homework Equations Shown belowThe Attempt at a Solution Here is my attempt at this question but I am unsure about units and therefore my answers?Bending...
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    How do I determine the K value from a cantilever beam deflection test?

    Hi, I am new to this type of material and am hoping that someone may be able to assist me. In short I am putting a cantilever beam under test to determine its bending moment and stiffness (K value) in order to get a strain reading that can be related to an exact model in solid works. The...
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    Calculating Bending Moment and Using Virtual Work Principle for Cantilever Beam

    Homework Statement see attachment Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I think #1 is to find the bending moment equation, then use the principle of virtual work. I have no idea how to find the bending moment equation and which principle of virtual work to use. Any...
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    Spring Positioning on a Cantilever beam

    Hallo guy, I hope its not asking too much, but i really need help with this, Urgently. I have a cantilever, with point load P=100 at the end tip. A spring(K=500) attached to the cantilever perpendicularly at UNKNOWN position. I KNOW the deflection at the end tip. and the rest of the...
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    I am confused about the cantilever beam

    Hi For a cantilever beam with a load at its end, flexural rigidity is: EI = m*g*L3 / 3Y Where m=mass, g=gravity, L=length of beam and Y=deflection the natural frequency is f = 1/(2∏) * √ ( 3EI/mL3) Plugging in EI to the formula for f reveals that f depends only on the...
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    Cantilever Beam Failure as a function of Force Applied to Free End

    Hello, First post, go easy. Trying to do some basic calculations on how to find when a steel cantilever beam will yield when a load is applied to the free end of the beam. I have attached my best MS Paint diagram of the problem. Assume the left end is clamped and essentially a fixed end...
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    A cantilever beam, find the tension forces

    Homework Statement http://i.imgur.com/5p9UF.jpg The Attempt at a Solution http://i.imgur.com/LZtRh.jpg and this is what was tried to do. But apparently T2 is complete off, any ideas? Or there is some other way to calculate this? Or perhaps someone can point me to better book other than...
  10. R

    Maths solution for partially restrained cantilever beam

    Hello Can somebody guide me to a mathematical solution for a cantilver beam which is totally restrained on only 2/3 of its depth. Thanks in advance
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    Tapered cantilever beam deflection and stress distribution

    Homework Statement A positive moment of 12000Nmm at the tip applied as two equal and opposite point loads of 1000N in the x direction at C and D. The beam is fully fixed along AB. Young's modulus E = 200*(10^3) MPa and the poisson's ratio = 0.3. Geometric Properties: Width, b=10mm...
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    Cantilever beam with non-udl on - solution provided, understanding

    Problem and Solution (albeit to a beam of different length L) provided in attachments. Hi, I have been able to follow the provided solution to get the moment equations and understand the x1 and x2 positional references etc. I also understand that integrating the moment equations provides the...
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    Dynamic Analysis Cantilever Beam (Staad Pro vs Analysis)

    Hello Phys Forum I’m trying to solve a dynamic problem that involves a cantilever beam fixed onto a support that experiences a time history load on the free end of the beam as shown below: / / /--------------------------------[] / / Cross section Beam is rectangular beam with 1m width and...
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    Moment Diagram of Cantilever Beam with Fixed End at Left hand side?

    Just want to ask if the moment diagram of Cantilever beam with fixed end at left is the same as with fixed end at right. What I mean is that they are just mirrored ? Thanks
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    Finding Reactions of Cantilever Beam Inserted Into Wall

    Homework Statement a cantilever beam 5 m long with a mass of 100 N/m carries a concentrated load of 1000 N at its free end. The end of the beam is inserted into a wall 0.5 m thick. What are the reaction on the beam. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My problem is I...
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    Large or small deflections of a cantilever beam

    Hi, I'm looking for a parameter or a design guideline that could say weather or not the classical bending theory can be applied to certain beam under certain load. I'm making my dissertation about some work on cantilever beam and it's first natural frequency, so in order to model correctly...
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    Deflection of L Shaped Cantilever Beam

    Homework Statement I would like to know how to find the horizontal and vertical deflection of point C shown in the attached diagram. I also need to find the angle of deflection for point C. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I've already found a solution to this problem...
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    Calculating the Stress on a Cantilever beam

    Homework Statement I have a piece of metal with one end fastened to a table by a clamp and the other end off the table. I only know the length of the beam and the strain. I am trying to figure out the stress in order to figure out youngs module so the metal can be identified. How do I do...
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    What is the strain on a cantilever beam under perpendicular force?

    Hey everyone, I'm having some trouble with my material science homework. I really have no idea where to begin: Consider a piece of beam of 1 cm in length with one end fixed on a wall and the other end free (see illustration below). If you bend the beam by applying a force at the free end...
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    Choosing the Right System: Assessing Env. Params & Measuring Cantilever Beam

    1). Would you always go through a selection criteria to help decide on the most appropriate one to use if you had no prior knowledge of the system? 2). Would the environmental parameters need to be assessed for any kind of system regardless of the conditions? 3) Would the dimensions of...
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    Calculating Shear and Bending forces in a Cantilever Beam.

    Homework Statement I am trying to work out the Shear force and bending moments in a simple cantilever bean with a point load and a U.D.L but am not sure of the equations or how to go about starting it. Its a 2 m long cantilever beam built into a wall at the right-hand end, Point C. A UDL is...
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    Help me calculate a calculated bending stress (psi) in cantilever beam?

    Homework Statement I am using a Vishay strain indicator with it hooked up to a strain gage hooked up 1" away from the wall on the solid beam. The beam is .5" by .5", and it is solid. The beam is 16" long and I am putting weights at the end of the beam. The weights are 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20...
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    The moment about the Cantilever beam

    From the picture, Why do this diagram have the force of H? The wall which exert the force of H to the beam? V=W that have been known from the questions. When V=W, what else of other forces to balance the forces of G and H? Besides, the moment should been clockwise moment, then the...
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    Analyzing Cantilever Beam Bending: Is My Solution Accurate?

    Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution Is my work correct?
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    Cantilever Beam First Mode of Vibration

    I developed a COMSOL model and calculated the first 6 modes of vibration of cantilever beam. Later out of curiosity, I looked up some videos on youtube to see actual cantilever. I found this video which shows the first mode. How do you know that its first mode of vibration? More...
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    Simple cantilever beam question

    I've been looking at the equations describing different aspects of cantilever beam dynamics, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. (And I'm not smart enough to derive it.) If I pluck the tip of the beam and measure the location (x) of the tip over time (t), it should look something...
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    Effective Mass of Cantilever beam (getting .36m instead of .23m)

    Homework Statement Im trying to find the equivalent mass of a beam so it can be modeled as a hanging point mass problem. Given the v = y_dot equation, y equation, and T Somewhere I am messing up with my math I believe as I am getting .36m instead of what I believe should be .23m...
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    Normal stress on cantilever beam

    Homework Statement Homework Equations \sigma_x = -\frac{M(x)y}{I} I = \frac{bh^3}{3} The Attempt at a Solution For point A, I did the following: I = \frac{t(2h)^3}{3} I = \frac{8th^3}{3} \sigma_x = -\frac{3\tau_0}{4th} \tau_{yx} = -\tau_0 \sigma_y = 0 Are my...
  29. M

    Cantilever Beam - Maximum Strain @ Deflection

    Hello Folks, I'm after a little help here, I've been asked to calculate the maximum strain a beam is under at a certain deflection, for a part we are planning to get Rapid Prototyped It is a rectangular beam attached to a wall at one end I have the material data sheet for the material...
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    Cantilever BEAM little problem. I have solved almost everything.

    Cantilever BEAM ! little problem. I have solved almost everything. Homework Statement The link below has the problem: http://i52.tinypic.com/2r3bcdc.jpg Homework Equations M = E*I(d^2*w/dx^2) slope = E*I (dw/dy) = integral of E*I(d^2*w/dx) + c1 deflection = E*I * (w) = double...
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    MATLAB Solving a Cantilever Beam Problem with MATLAB

    hi~I'm Rex.I have a problem,can anyone help me slove it. The problem is : Draw the mode shapes and get the natural frequencies of the cantilever beam(with a force in free end) The bar is shown in Fig.1(you can see in ) and it elastic modulus of 200GPa, cross-sectional area of 0.001m^2, and...
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    Formula for Natural Frequency of Cantilever Beam

    I found two different versions of equations to find natural frequency of a cantilever beam. I am not sure which one is right. I would appreciate if someone could make things a bit clear here F1= k^2*sqrt(E*I/(mpl*L^4))/(2*pi) where k=1.875 for first natural freq and I= b*d^3/12; OR is...
  33. O

    What is the damping factor of a cantilever beam in free air?

    As part of some research work, I am reading a research paper which has taken damping factor of a cantilever beam c=0.01kg/ ms. With no background in advanced physics, I cannot understand how this assumption has been made. If you could tell me what's the damping factor of a cantilever beam in...
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    Deflected cantilever beam stress, Ansys

    I am a newcomer to FEM and Ansys, so forgive the possibly banal question: I have modeled a cantilever beam with a vertical point load acting at the free end using Ansys (using a PLANE42 element) and am slightly confused about the resulting plot for stress in y direction (y being the axis...
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    Reaction moment in cantilever beam

    Hi guys, I'm wondering how the wall of the cantilever beam (a beam fixed at one end at a wall) can exert a reaction moment? Is this done by the wall pushing back on the cantilever beam away from its centroidal axis? Also is the reaction moment always applied to the centroidal axis of the...
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    Resonance frequency of cantilever beam

    Homework Statement Sorry for wasting your time and bandwidth, but I can't figure this out. I just have a cantilever beam with the following specifications: length : 40 in. width: 2 in. height: 2 in. E = 30e6 psi. mbar = .8991 lbm/in. And I'm trying to find the beam's resonance...
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    Cantilever Beam, Tapered in breadth, uniform thickness, natural frequency

    Hey there I need to find the natural frequency of a Cantilever Beam. The beam is tapered in breadth, but has a uniform thickness. So basically the end goal is an equation for f as a function of the angle of the side cut. Clamped at one end L=constant B=changes though the length of the...
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    Cantilever Beam Stress with Gusset

    It is easy to analyze a cantilever beam of constant cross section and point loaded at the end for stress and deflection. But what about including a gusset support? Is there a method to analyze this?
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    Cantilever beam with horizontal and vertical component point load at free end

    How do you calculate the stress in a cantilevered beam with a point load at the free end where the load has a large horizontal component loading the beam in tension as well as bending from the vertical component? And the beam bends far enough so it's slope will match the slope of the load at...
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    Cantilever Beam subjected to shear stress

    Homework Statement A cantilever beam (length, L, height, 2h, thickness 1). The top surface is subjected to shear stress tsubxy = s. Determine the stress function psi. The boundary conditions at the end of the free end (x=L) can be satisfied by integration (e.g., traction free can be...
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    Calculating Undamped Natural Frequency of a Cantilever Beam

    Homework Statement Hi. I'm trying to work out the undamped natural frequency of a cantilever beam. The setup of the system is shown in the image below. http://www.flickr.com/photos/56901717@N03/5249378659/ Data:(all lengths measured from the hinge on the left of the beam) Beam...
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    Cantilever beam: cubic stiffness question

    Hello. Supose that we have a cantilever beam. For a small force P applied at the free side of the beam, we can find an expression for the maximum deflection: \delta=\frac{P l^3}{3 E I} If we want to use this beam as a string, we can find its equivalent stiffnes noting that P=K_{eq} \delta, so...
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    Designing Cantilever Beams for Controlled Fracturing in MEMs Accelerometers

    Here's the issue. I'm doing some research involving MEMs where we will be making micro-accelerometers using cantilever beams with a proof mass on the end. I want to design these beams to break at specific accelerations (2 G's, 5 G's, 10 G's etc.) and I'm not sure how to go about this. My...
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    Designing Reinforcement for a continuous cantilever beam

    Ive got a beam that I can't seem to calculate the loading of. Let's say beam ABC supports are at A & B, BC is a cantilever. There is no wall on AB, but there is a wall on BC. Now I have tried breaking it up into separate parts, but does not look right. I was taught the method of triangles and...
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    Beam deflection in a cantilever beam

    I need help finding the equation for a 25ft cantilever beam deflection where the beam has an even distributed load of 3000 lbs/ft and also has concentrated loads of 4000lbs 8ft from the clamped end and 5000lbs 18ft from the clamped end. A generic equation from a Roark table would do, but I am...
  46. T

    Proving Slope & Deflection of Cantilever Beam with Concentrated Load

    Homework Statement "for a cantilever beam with a concentrated load in the middle of the span, prove that the slope is WL2/8EI, and the deflection is 10WL3/96EI" Homework Equations the length of the span is L, the concentrated load is acting in the middle at L/2 The Attempt at a...
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    Elastic curve of cantilever beam

    Homework Statement Using method of integration, determine the elastic curve for the beam and calculate the total deflection at a point A (end) of the beam. Use EI as a constant. See word document attached with diagram. Homework Equations EIV''(x) = - M(x) The Attempt at a Solution...
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    Cantilever beam (statically indeterminate)

    hello everyone, i have a small problem in calculating a particular loading case of a cantilever beam which is shown on the attached image. i have found many loading cases of cantilever beams which i am able to solve, however for this one i couldn't find anything unfortunately. the bending...
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    Relation between torsional and linear spring constants for a cantilever beam?

    Hello, This should be a straight one for most of you. Given a cantilevered beam that has a force F applied across it (or at one end), causing a displacement d and deflection \theta , what is the relationship between the torsional spring constant k_{theta} and the linear spring constant k...
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    How to find strain in simple cantilever beam

    Hello to everyone, my question is how to find strain in rectangular cantilever beam applying point load at some point. I am not getting formulas for that..Please save me from this. Its very urgent for me.
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