Tutorial # 9 Deflection of beams V

Use Principle of Virtual Forces in all the problems given below.

1. For the beam shown in Figure 1, calculate the (i) deflection at point C, (ii) slope at point C and (iii)
slope at point A. Bending stiffness of beam is uniform and is equal to EI.
2. Determine the displacement at point B for Figure 2. Bending stiffness of portions AD and BC is EI,
while bending stiffness of part DG is 2EI.

P
A
a

Figure 1

Figure 2

q0
B

B
b

C
L

q0

A
Figure 3

Figure4

3. The frame is made from two segments, each of length L and flexural stiffness EI. If it is subjected to
the uniform distributed load q0, determine the horizontal displacement of point B. Consider only the effect
of bending.
4. The frame shown in Figure 4 is pin-jointed to the ground at A and D and is loaded along AB with a
distributed load q0. If the flexural rigidity EI is constant throughout, obtain the expressions for reaction at
A and D.