Use Castigliano's theorem to determine the magnitude of deflection at midspan for the solid steel shaft shown in the figure, where a = 3 in, b = 7 in, da = 1.125 in, db=1.875 in, and w=160 lbf/in. da 7 a ✓ db W b da a → The magnitude of deflection at the mid-span of the beam is 0.002898 in.

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Problem 9.6.10P: -10 The simple beam AB shown in the figure supports two equal concentrated loads P: one acting...
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Use Castigliano's theorem to determine the magnitude of deflection at midspan for the solid steel shaft shown in the figure, where a =
3 in, b = 7 in, da = 1.125 in, db = 1.875 in, and w=160 lbf/in.
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7
db
W
b
da
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The magnitude of deflection at the mid-span of the beam is 0.002898 in.
Transcribed Image Text:Use Castigliano's theorem to determine the magnitude of deflection at midspan for the solid steel shaft shown in the figure, where a = 3 in, b = 7 in, da = 1.125 in, db = 1.875 in, and w=160 lbf/in. K 7 db W b da √ a → The magnitude of deflection at the mid-span of the beam is 0.002898 in.
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