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Uniformly Distributed Load On Simply Supported Beam

1 Purpose of calculation
Calculate shear force, bending moment and deflection due to a UDL on simply supported beam.
This version of the calculation is saved in native Excel Format.
2 Calculation Reference
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th Edition)
Table 8.1 case 2e - Partial distributed load; Left end simply supported, right end simply supported
3 Calculation Validation
Cell formulae checked souce using the XLC add-in.

4 Calculation Units
SI 3(mm)
5 Sketch

Y a
wl Wl
wa Wa MB
a qB
X
YA
qA RB
MA

RA l

Length
Input Values
l= 5000 mm
E= 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm⁴
ωa = 1 N/mm
ωl = 1 N/mm
a= 0 mm

Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
RA = 2500 N = ωa (l - a) 2 + ωl - ωa (l - a) 2
2l 6l
Moment reaction at left end
MA = 0 Nmm
End slope at left end
θA = -0.000131 rads = - ωa (l - a) 2(l 2 + 2al - a2) - ωl - ωa (l - a) 2(7l 2 + 6al - 3a2)
Deflection at left end 24EIl 360EIl
yA = 0 mm

Vertical reaction at right end

RB = 2500 N = ωa + ωl (l - a) - RA
Moment reaction at right end 2
MB = 0 Nmm
End slope at right end
θB = 0.000131 rads = ωa (l 2 - a2) 2 + ωl - ωa (l - a) 2(8l 2 + 9al + 3a2)
24EIl 360ElI
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= ωa (l 2 - a2) 2 + ωl - ωa (l - a) 2(8l 2 + 9al + 3a2)
Deflection at right end 24EIl 360ElI
yB = 0 mm

Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam

x= 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
Hx = 5000
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
Hx0 = 1 = if(x>a , 1 , 0)
Transverse Shear
V= -2500 N = RA - ωa(Hx) - ωl - ωa (Hx) 2
Bending Moment 2[l - a]
M= 0 Nmm = MA + RAx - ωa (Hx)2 - ωl - ωa (Hx) 3
Slope 2 6[l - a]
θ = 0.000131 rads = θA + MAx + RAx 2 - ωa (Hx) 3 - ωl - ωa (Hx) 4
Deflection EI 2EI 6EI 24EI[l - a]
y= -0.000131 mm = yA + θA + θAx + MAx + RAx - ωa (Hx)4 - ωl - ωa (Hx) 5
2 3

2EI 6EI 24EI 120EI[l - a]

Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam

Shear (N)

3000
2000
1000
0
-1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-2000
-3000

Bending (Nmm)

4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Slope (rads)

0.00015
1E-04
5E-05
0
-5E-05 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.0001
-0.00015

Deflection (mm)

0
-0.05 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
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0
-0.05 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
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Uniformly Distributed Load On Simply Supported Beam

1 Purpose of calculation
Calculate shear force, bending moment and deflection due to a UDL on simply supported beam.
This version of the calculation uses the XLC add-in from ExcelCalcs.com to generate equations from cell formulas.
2 Calculation Reference
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain (7th Edition)
Table 8.1 case 2e - Partial distributed load; Left end simply supported, right end simply supported
3 Calculation Validation
Cell formulae checked souce using the XLC add-in.

4 Calculation Units
SI3(mm)
5 Sketch

Y a
wl Wl
wa Wa MB
a qB
X
YA
qA RB
MA

RA l

Input Values
l= 5000 mm
E= 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm⁴
ωa = 1 N/mm
ωl = 1 N/mm
a= 0 mm

Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
RA = #ADDIN? N = ωa (l - a) 2 + ωl - ωa (l - a) 2
###
2l 6l
Moment reaction at left end
MA = 0 Nmm
End slope at left end
θA = #ADDIN? rads = - ωa (l - a) 2(l 2 + 2al - a2) - ωl - ωa (l - a) 2(7l 2 + 6al - 3a2)
###
Deflection at left end 24EIl 360EIl
yA = 0 mm

Vertical reaction at right end

RB = #ADDIN? N = ωa + ωl (l - a) - RA
###
Moment reaction at right end 2
MB = 0 Nmm
End slope at right end
θB = #ADDIN? rads = ωa
### (l 2 - a2)2 + ωl - ωa (l - a)2(8l 2 + 9al + 3a2)
24EIl 360ElI
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= ωa (l 2 - a2)2 + ωl - ωa (l - a)2(8l 2 + 9al + 3a2)
Deflection at right end 24EIl 360ElI
yB = 0 mm

Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam

x= 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
Hx = 5000 ###
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
Hx0 = 1 = if(x>a , 1 , 0)
###
Transverse Shear
V = #ADDIN? N = RA - ωa(Hx) - ωl - ωa (Hx)2
###
Bending Moment 2[l - a]
M = #ADDIN? Nmm = MA + RAx - ωa (Hx) 2 - ωl - ωa (Hx)3
###
Slope 2 6[l - a]
θ = #ADDIN? rads = θA + MAx + RAx 2 - ωa (Hx)3 - ωl - ωa
### (Hx)4
Deflection EI 2EI 6EI 24EI[l - a]
y= #ADDIN? mm = yA + θA + θAx + MAx + RAx - ωa (Hx) 4 -
### 2 3
ωl - ωa (Hx)5
2EI 6EI 24EI 120EI[l - a]

Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam

Shear (N)

15

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Bending (Nmm)

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Slope (rads)

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Deflection (mm)

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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
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