Experiment 7: Deflection of beams (Effect of beam length ...

Omit negative ‘ghost’ terms. To determine slope or deflection at a particular point on the beam substitute the corresponding value of x in the appropriate expression and omit any ‘ghost’ term which may become negative. Results. Width of beam, b (m) Thickness of beam, d (m) Span, l (m) Load W1 (g) Load W2 (g) Distance a (m) Distance b (m) ................
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