Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 27)
27.
The simply supported beam 'A' of length l carries a central point load W. Another beam 'B' is loaded with a uniformly distributed load such that the total load on the beam is W. The ratio of maximum deflections between beams A and B is
5/8
8/5
5/4
4/5
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ABHISHEK SINHA said:   1 decade ago
Deflection for center load = WL^3/48EI.
Deflection for udl load = 5WL^3/384EI.

Ratio of both load = 8/5.

J B CHAUHAN said:   1 decade ago
POINT LOAD = WL^3/48EI.

UDL = 5WL^3/384EI.

Maunankbhavsar said:   1 decade ago
((wl^3)/(48EI))/((5wl^3)/(384EI)) = 384/(5*48) = 8/5.


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