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Castigliano: slope at A, deflection at D

Short answer

A dummy couple at A and treating D’s load as variable P, compute partial derivatives of M. Integration yields slope at A = 158.67/EI rad clockwise, deflection at D = 176/EI upward due to overhang uplift.

Determine slope at A and deflection at D of the beam shown in figure below using Castigliano's theorem. [Figure: beam A-B-C-D with 30 kN at B (4 m from A), 10 kN at D; BC = 6 m, CD = 2 m overhang; A hinged, C roller.]

Beam ABCD: A hinged, C roller (AC = 10 m), loads 30 kN at B (4 m from A) and 10 kN at the end D of the 2 m overhang CD. EI is constant. Apply a dummy couple M′M' (clockwise) at A, and treat the load at D as a variable PP (equal to 10 kN at the end).

        30 kN                  10 kN
          v                      v
 A o------B---------------------C o--D
 hinge                         roller
 |<- 4 ->|<------- 6 ------->|<- 2 ->|

Reactions (with M′M' and PP)

Moments about A:

RC=30(4)+12P+M′10,RA=30+P−RCR_C = \frac{30(4) + 12P + M'}{10},\qquad R_A = 30 + P - R_C

At M′=0M' = 0, P=10P = 10: RC=24R_C = 24 kN, RA=16R_A = 16 kN.

Bending moments (xx from A for AC; ss from D for the overhang)

AB (0≤x≤4): M=M′+RAx,BC (4≤x≤10): M=M′+RAx−30(x−4),DC (0≤s≤2): M=−Ps\begin{aligned} AB\ (0 \le x \le 4):\ & M = M' + R_Ax, \\ BC\ (4 \le x \le 10):\ & M = M' + R_Ax - 30(x-4), \\ DC\ (0 \le s \le 2):\ & M = -Ps \end{aligned}

so RA=30+P−RC=18−0.2P−0.1M′R_A = 30 + P - R_C = 18 - 0.2P - 0.1M', with ∂RA∂M′=−0.1\dfrac{\partial R_A}{\partial M'} = -0.1 and ∂RA∂P=−0.2\dfrac{\partial R_A}{\partial P} = -0.2.

Range∂M/∂M′\partial M/\partial M'∂M/∂P\partial M/\partial P
AB, BC1−0.1x1 - 0.1x−0.2x-0.2x
DC0−s-s

At M′=0M' = 0 and P=10P = 10: RA=16R_A = 16 kN, M=16xM = 16x in AB, M=120−14xM = 120 - 14x in BC, M=−10sM = -10s in the overhang.

Slope at A

EI θA=∫0416x (1−0.1x) dx+∫410(120−14x)(1−0.1x) dx=93.87+64.80EI\,\theta_A = \int_0^4 16x\,(1-0.1x)\,dx + \int_4^{10}(120-14x)(1-0.1x)\,dx = 93.87 + 64.80 θA=158.67EI rad (clockwise, the positive sense of M′)\theta_A = \frac{158.67}{EI}\ \text{rad (clockwise, the positive sense of } M'\text{)}

Deflection at D

EI δD=∫0416x(−0.2x) dx+∫410(120−14x)(−0.2x) dx+∫02(−10s)(−s) dsEI\,\delta_D = \int_0^4 16x(-0.2x)\,dx + \int_4^{10}(120-14x)(-0.2x)\,dx + \int_0^2(-10s)(-s)\,ds EI δD=−68.27−134.40+26.67=−176.00EI\,\delta_D = -68.27 - 134.40 + 26.67 = -176.00

The negative sign shows that D moves opposite to the 10 kN load.

δD=176EI upward\delta_D = \frac{176}{EI}\ \text{upward}

(The 30 kN load at B tilts the beam at C so that the overhang rises; this outweighs the downward bending of the overhang under its own 10 kN load, which is only 160/EI160/EI.)

Answer: slope at A =158.67EI= \dfrac{158.67}{EI} rad (clockwise); deflection at D =176EI= \dfrac{176}{EI} (upward).

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