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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D g maru said:   9 years ago
Deflection for center load = WL^3/48EI.

Deflection for udl load = 5WL^3/384EI.

Ratio of both load = 8/5.

Manoj meena said:   9 years ago
Ratio of both = 8/5.

Chandra prakash said:   8 years ago
We knw that,
Deflection in sim.

Supp. Beam is = WL3/48 EI,
For UDL 5WL3/ 384 EI
So, right answer is 1.6 or 8 /5.


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