Chapter: 8 Case Study: 25

Almia, Francis M.
Roots of Equation
8.25 Using the simply supported beam from Prob. 8.24, the moment along the beam, M(x) is
given by:

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150〈𝑥−7 〉^0+57𝑥

Use a numerical method to find the point(s) where the moment equals zero.
8.24 A simply supported beam is loaded as shown in Fig. P8.24. Using singularity functions, the
shear along the beam can be expressed by the equation:

𝑉(𝑥)=20[〈𝑥−0〉^1−〈𝑥−5〉^1 ]−15〈𝑥−8〉^0−57

By definition, the singularity function can be expressed as follows:

〈𝑥−𝑎〉^𝑛={■8((𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥>𝑎@0&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥≤𝑎)}

Use a numerical method to find the point(s) where the shear equals zero.
 Given:
𝑉(𝑥)=20[〈𝑥−0〉^1−〈𝑥−5〉^1 ]−15〈𝑥−8〉^0−57
〈𝑥−𝑎〉^𝑛={■8((𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥>𝑎@0&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥≤𝑎)}

General Beam Moment Equation:

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150〈𝑥−7〉^0+57𝑥

Find: The root "x" where moment is zero

Find root: Use Graphical Method (Computer Generated)

 Computation of Moment Equation in Singularity Func

S𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150〈𝑥−7〉^0+57𝑥

〈𝑥−𝑎〉^𝑛={■8((𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥>𝑎@0&𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥≤𝑎)}

Ex
𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 0≤𝑥<5: 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛 𝑓 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 5

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2 ]+ 57𝑥 𝑀(𝑥)={■8(−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 5≤𝑥<7: 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛 𝑓 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 7

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+57𝑥

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 7≤𝑥<8: 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛 𝑓 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 8

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+150〈𝑥−7〉^0+57𝑥

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+150+57𝑥

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 8≤𝑥<10: 𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 (𝑥−𝑎)^𝑛 𝑓 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 10

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150〈𝑥−7〉^0+57𝑥

𝑀(𝑥)=−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150+57𝑥
Singularity Function

+150〈𝑥−7〉^0+57𝑥

Expresing as a Piecewise function:

𝑀(𝑥)={■8(−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2 ]+ 57𝑥" " &0≤𝑥<5@−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+57𝑥" " &5≤𝑥<7@■8(−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+150+57𝑥" " @−10
−5〉^2 ]+150+57𝑥" " @−10[〈𝑥−0〉^2−〈𝑥−5〉^2 ]+15〈𝑥−8〉^1+150+57𝑥" " )&■8(7≤𝑥<8@8≤𝑥<10))}
Graphical Method using MATLAB

Graph Plot in MATLAB

Based on the graph, the moment
of beam will be zero at x ≈ 5.8

Thus, we can use the moment

equation of
−𝟏𝟎[〈𝒙−𝟎〉^𝟐−〈𝒙−𝟓〉^𝟐 ]+𝟓𝟕𝒙" "

since it is a function of x at
values −𝟓≤𝒙<𝟕
Root Computation at M(x) = 0

𝑴(𝒙)=−𝟏𝟎[〈𝒙−𝟎〉^𝟐−〈𝒙−𝟓〉^𝟐 ]+𝟓𝟕𝒙=𝟎" "

−𝟏𝟎[𝒙^𝟐−𝒙^𝟐−𝟐𝟓+𝟏𝟎𝒙]+𝟓𝟕𝒙=𝟎" "

𝟐𝟓𝟎−𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒙+𝟓𝟕𝒙=𝟎" "

𝟒𝟑𝒙=𝟐𝟓𝟎" "

𝒙=𝟐𝟓𝟎/𝟒𝟑 " "

𝒙=𝟓.𝟖𝟏𝟒 𝒇𝒕" "

𝟐 ]+𝟓𝟕𝒙=𝟎" "

]+𝟓𝟕𝒙=𝟎" "
Based on the computation of moments using singularity function, we used the
equation and equate it to zero:
𝑴(𝒙)=−𝟏𝟎[〈𝒙−𝟎〉^𝟐−〈𝒙−𝟓〉^𝟐 ]+𝟓𝟕𝒙
Thus, moment is zero at a distance of

𝒙=𝟓.𝟖𝟏𝟒 𝒇𝒕" "

 Graph from MATLAB:
unction, we used the