Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 7 (Q.No. 40)
40.
A simply supported beam 'A' of length l, breadth b and depth d carries a central point load W. Another bream 'B' has the same length and breadth but its depth is doubled. The deflection of beam 'B' will be double as compared to beam 'A'.
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Gaurav said:   1 decade ago
Deflection of beam B will be 1/8 as compared to beam A as deflection is inversely proportional to bd^3/12.

Kiran said:   10 years ago
Independent of depth.
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