Rotation and Deflection for Common Loadings

Case 1 Case 2

Maximum Moment Maximum Moment

M=PL M=Pa
Slope at end Slope at end
=2EIPL2 =2EIPa2
Maximum deflection Maximum deflection
=3EIPL3 =6EIPa3(3La)
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward) Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=6Px2(3Lx) EIy=6Px2(3ax) for 0 x a
EIy=6Pa2(3xa) for a x L
Case 3 Case 4

Maximum Moment Maximum Moment

M=2woL2 M=6woL2
Slope at end Slope at end
=6EIwoL3 =24EIwoL3
Maximum deflection Maximum deflection
=8EIwoL4 =30EIwoL4
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward) Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=120Lwox2(6L24Lx+x2) EIy=120Lwox2(10L310L2x+5Lx2x3)
Case 5 Case 6

Maximum Moment
M=4PL
Maximum Moment Slope at end
M=M L= R=PL216EI
Slope at end Maximum deflection
=EIML =PL348EI
Maximum deflection Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
=2EIML2 EIy=12Px(43L2x2) for 0 x 21L
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=2Mx2
Case 7 Case 8

Maximum Moment
M=LPab at x=a
Slope at end Maximum Moment
L=6EILPb(L2b2) M=8woL2
R=6EILPa(L2a2) Slope at end
Maximum deflection L= R=24EIwoL3
Maximum deflection
=384EI5woL4
=9 3EILPb(L2b2)3 2 at x= 3L2b2 Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
Deflection at the center (not maximum) EIy=24wox(L32Lx2+x3)
=Pb48EI(3L24b2) when a b
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=6LPbx(L2x2b2) for 0 x a

EIy=6LPb bL(xa)3+(L2b2)xx3 for a x L

Case 9 Case 10

Maximum Moment
M=9 3woL2 Maximum Moment
Slope at end M=12woL2
L=360EI7woL3 Slope at end
R=360EI8woL3 L= R=192EI5woL3
Maximum deflection Maximum deflection
=384EI2 5woL4 at x=0 519L =woL4120EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward) Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=wox360L(7L410L2x2+3x4) EIy=wox960L(25L440L2x2+16x4) for 0 x 2L
Case 11 Case 12

Maximum Moment Maximum Moment

M=M M=M
Slope at end Slope at end
L=ML6EI L=ML3EI
R=ML3EI R=ML6EI
Maximum deflection Maximum deflection
=ML29 3EI at x=L 3
Deflection at the center (not maximum)
=ML29 3EI at x= LL 3
=ML216EI
Deflection at the center (not maximum)
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward) =ML216EI
Deflection Equation (y is positive downward)
EIy=6LMx(Lx)(2Lx)
EIy=6MLx 1x2L2
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