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CE 311 - STRUCTURAL THEORY SOLUTIONS OF DEFLECTION BEAMS

Beam Deflection Tables

ENGR. HANNY CRESELLE GRAVINO

The tables below give equations for the deflection, slope, shear, and moment along straight beams for
different end conditions and loadings. You can find comprehensive tables in references such as Gere,
Lindeburg, and Shigley. However, the tables below cover most of the common cases.

For information on beam deflection, see our reference on stresses and deflections in beams.

Related Pages:
• Beam Analysis (Full Reference)
• Strength of Materials
• Beam Calculator

Cantilever Beams
Cantilever, End Deflection:
Load

@ x=L

Slope:

@ x=L

Shear:

V = +F
Moment:
M = −F (L − x)
Mmax = −FL @ x = 0

Cantilever, Deflection:
Intermediate
Load (0≤x≤a)

(a≤x≤L)

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@ x=L

Slope:

(0≤x≤a)

(a≤x≤L)

Shear:

V = +F ( 0 ≤ x ≤ a )
V=0 (a≤x≤L)
Moment:
M = −F (a − x) ( 0 ≤ x ≤ a )
M=0 (a≤x≤L)

Cantilever, Deflection:
Uniform
Distributed Load

@ x=L

Slope:

@ x=L

Shear:

V = +w (L − x)
Vmax = +wL @ x = 0
Moment:

M = −w (L − x) 2 / 2
Mmax = −wL 2 / 2 @ x=0

Cantilever, Deflection:
Triangular
Distributed Load

@ x=L

Slope:

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@ x=L

Shear:

Vmax = +w1L / 2 @ x=0

Moment:

Mmax = −w1L 2 / 6 @ x=0

Cantilever, End Deflection:

Moment

@ x=L

Slope:

@ x=L

Shear:

V=0
Moment:
M = −M0

Simply Supported Beams

Simply Deflection:
Supported,
Intermediate (0≤x≤a)
Load
For a ≥ b :

Slope:

(0≤x≤a)

@ x=0

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@ x=L
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Shear:

V1 = +Fb / L ( 0 ≤ x ≤ a )
V2 = −Fa / L ( a ≤ x ≤ L )
Moment:

Mmax = +Fab / L @ x=a

Simply Deflection:
Supported,
Center Load ( 0 ≤ x ≤ L/2 )

@ x = L/2

Slope:

( 0 ≤ x ≤ L/2 )

@ x=0

@ x=L

Shear:

V1 = +F / 2 ( 0 ≤ x ≤ L/2 )
V2 = −F / 2 ( L/2 ≤ x ≤ L )
Moment:

Mmax = FL / 4 @ x = L/2

Simply Deflection:
Supported, 2
Loads at Equal (0≤x≤a)
Distances from
Supports
(a≤x≤L−a)

@ x = L/2

Slope:

(0≤x≤a)

(a≤x≤L−a)

@ x=0

@ x=L

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Shear:

V1 = +F ( 0 ≤ x ≤ a )
V2 = −F ( L − a ≤ x ≤ L )
Moment:

Mmax = Fa ( a ≤ x ≤ L − a )

Simply Deflection:
Supported,
Uniform
Distributed Load

@ x = L/2

Slope:

@ x=0

@ x=L

Shear:

V = w (L/2 − x)
V1 = +wL / 2 @ x = 0
V2 = −wL / 2 @ x=L

Moment:

Mmax = wL 2 / 8 @ x = L/2

Simply Deflection:
Supported,
Moment at Each
Support

@ x = L/2

Slope:

@ x=0

@ x=L

Shear:

V=0
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CE 311 - STRUCTURAL THEORY
ENGR. HANNY CRESELLE GRAVINO
Moment area method for beam deflections : article | calcresource
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AREAS AND CENTROIDS OF
DIFFERENT MOMENT DIAGRAMS

The negative sign indicates a clockwise rotation.

Areas and centroids of common shapes

The following table presents the formulas for the area and the centroid of several shapes,
commonly encountered in bending moment diagrams.

Table 1Area and centroid formulas 

Shape Area Centroid

Rectangle

Right triangle

Any triangle

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Table 1Area and centroid formulas 

Shape Area Centroid

Trapezoid

Parabola

Semi-parabola

Parabolic spandrel

Cubic parabola

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Table 1Area and centroid formulas 

Shape Area Centroid

Cubic semi-parabola

Cubic spandrel

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