1. A beam is supported by two springs as shown below. The spring at A has spring constant KA = 200000 N/m while the spring at B has spring constant kB = 400000 N/m. The beam is loaded by a uniform distributed load of 500 N/m and a point load at C of 1000 N.
1. A beam is supported by two springs as shown below. The spring at A has spring constant KA = 200000 N/m while the spring at B has spring constant kB = 400000 N/m. The beam is loaded by a uniform distributed load of 500 N/m and a point load at C of 1000 N.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. A beam is supported by two springs as shown below. The spring at A has spring
constant KA = 200000 N/m while the spring at B has spring constant kB = 400000
N/m. The beam is loaded by a uniform distributed load of 500 N/m and a point
load at C of 1000 N.
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a. Assuming the beam is RIGID, calculate the deflection at point C.
b. Assuming the beam is DEFORMABLE with EI = 200000 N-m², calculate the
deflection at point C.
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VIEWStep 5: #b) calculation the deflection at point C.when beam is Deformable. .
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