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Uniformly Distributed Load On Simply Supported Beam

1 Purpose of calculation
Calculate shear force, bending moment and deflection due to a UDL on simply supported beam.
This version of the calculation is saved in native Excel Format.
2 Calculation Reference
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th Edition)
Table 8.1 case 2e - Partial distributed load; Left end simply supported, right end simply supported
3 Calculation Validation
Cell formulae checked souce using the XLC add-in.

4 Calculation Units
SI3(mm)
5 Sketch

Y a
wl Wl
wa Wa MB
a qB
X
YA
qA RB
MA

RA l

Length
Input Values
l= 5000 mm
E= 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm⁴
ωa = 1 N/mm
ωl = 1 N/mm
a= 0 mm

Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
RA = 2500 N

Moment reaction at left end

MA = 0 Nmm
End slope at left end
θA = -0.000131 rads
Deflection at left end
yA = 0 mm

Vertical reaction at right end

RB = 2500 N
Moment reaction at right end
MB = 0 Nmm
End slope at right end
θB = 0.000131 rads
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Deflection at right end

yB = 0 mm

Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam

x= 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
Hx = 5000
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
Hx0 = 1
Transverse Shear
V= -2500 N
Bending Moment
M= 0 Nmm
Slope
θ = 0.000131 rads
Deflection
y= -0.000131 mm

Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam

Shear (N)

3000
2000
1000
0
-1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-2000
-3000

Bending (Nmm)

4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Slope (rads)

0.00015
0.0001
0.00005
0
-0.00005 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.0001
-0.00015

Deflection (mm)

0
-0.05 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
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Deflection (mm) 3 of 6

0
-0.05 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
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Uniformly Distributed Load On Simply Supported Beam

1 Purpose of calculation
Calculate shear force, bending moment and deflection due to a UDL on simply supported beam.
This version of the calculation uses the XLC add-in from ExcelCalcs.com to generate equations from cell formulas.
2 Calculation Reference
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th Edition)
Table 8.1 case 2e - Partial distributed load; Left end simply supported, right end simply supported
3 Calculation Validation
Cell formulae checked souce using the XLC add-in.

4 Calculation Units
SI3(mm)
5 Sketch

Y a
wl Wl
wa Wa MB
a qB
X
YA
qA RB
MA

RA l

Input Values
l= 5000 mm
E= 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm⁴
ωa = 1 N/mm
ωl = 1 N/mm
a= 0 mm

Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
RA = #ADDIN? N ###

Moment reaction at left end

MA = 0 Nmm
End slope at left end
θA = #ADDIN? rads ###
Deflection at left end
yA = 0 mm

Vertical reaction at right end

RB = #ADDIN? N ###
Moment reaction at right end
MB = 0 Nmm
End slope at right end
θB = #ADDIN? rads ###
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Deflection at right end

yB = 0 mm

Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam

x= 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
Hx = 5000 ###
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
Hx0 = 1 ###
Transverse Shear
V = #ADDIN? N ###
Bending Moment
M = #ADDIN? Nmm ###
Slope
θ = #ADDIN? rads ###
Deflection
y= #ADDIN? mm ###

Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam

Shear (N)

15

10

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Bending (Nmm)

15

10

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Slope (rads)

15

10

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Deflection (mm)

15

10

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
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Deflection (mm) 6 of 6

15

10

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000