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Moment area: slopes at A, B, deflection at D
Short answer
Slopes at A and B are 202.5/EI rad. Deflection at D (6 m from A) is 1035/EI downward. The tangent at midspan C is horizontal; first and second moment-area theorems give these values from the triangular M/EI diagram.
Determine the slope at A and B and deflection at D of the beam loaded as shown in fig-3 using moment area method. Take EI as constant. [Figure: simply supported beam AB of 18 m (12 m + 6 m as dimensioned); 10 kN downward load at C, 9 m from A; D lies between A and C. Figure partly unclear.]
Assumptions: simply supported beam of span m, kN at (mid-span, 9 m from ); is taken 6 m from because its exact position is not clear in the figure. is constant.
Reactions and BM diagram
kN. Maximum BM at : kN m. At : kN m.
A o-----6-----D---3---C--------9--------o B
10 kN
BMD: triangle, peak 45 kN m at C
Slope at A and B
The loading is symmetrical, so the tangent at is horizontal. By the first moment-area theorem, the slope at equals the area of the diagram between and :
(Check: .)
Deflection at D
By the second theorem, the deviation of from the tangent at is the moment of the area about . Since the tangent at is horizontal and has no deflection, this is the deflection at :
Deviation of from the tangent at (moment about of the area between and ; rectangle plus triangle ):
(Check: .)
Answer: kN m² (rad); kN m³ downward (D at 6 m from A).
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