Center loaded beam
The elastic deflection (at the midpoint $C$) of a beam, loaded at its center, supported by two simple supports is given by:
$$\delta_C=\frac{FL^3}{48EI}$$ where:
$F$= Force acting on the center of the beam
$L$ = Length of the beam between the supports
$E$ = Modulus of elasticity
$I$ = Area moment of inertia
Kaspelek said:Hi guys,
I've come across this problem and I'm not sure on where to start?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.![]()
Hi Kaspelek! Welcome to MHB! :)Kaspelek said:Yeah that I can deduce, what I'm more unsure of is how to actually derive that deflection formula!
Any ideas?