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The above beam design and deflection equations may be used with both imperial and metric units. As with all calculations/formulas
care must be taken to keep consistent units throughout with examples of units which should be adopted listed below:

Notation

► FBD = free body diagram

► SFD = shear force diagram
► BMD = bending moment diagram

► E = modulus of elasticity, psi or MPa

► I = second moment of area, in4 or m4
► L = span length under consideration, in or m
► M = maximum bending moment, lbf.in or kNm
► R = reaction load at bearing point, lbf or kN
► V = maximum shear force, lbf or kN
► w = load per unit length, lbf/in or kN/m
► ∆ = deflection or deformation, in or m

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