A cantilever beam of length L = 70 in is made from two side-by-side structural-steel channels of size 3 in weighing 5.0 lbf/ft. The beam supports a uniform external distributed load of w = 6 lbf/in and a point load of F = 170 lbf at the end. Including the weight of the channels, use Castigliano's theorem to find the magnitude of deflection at A. W The magnitude of deflection at A is -0.239 in. F A

A cantilever beam of length L = 70 in is made from two side-by-side structural-steel channels of size 3 in weighing 5.0 lbf/ft. The beam supports a uniform external distributed load of w = 6 lbf/in and a point load of F = 170 lbf at the end. Including the weight of the channels, use Castigliano's theorem to find the magnitude of deflection at A. W The magnitude of deflection at A is -0.239 in. F A

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Chapter9: Deflections Of Beams

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Problem 9.5.3P: Copper beam AB has circular cross section with a radius of 0.25 in. and length L = 3 ft. The beam is...

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