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PROBLEM (13.22) A cantilever beam is supported at its free end by a spring of stiffness k and
carries a concentrated load P as shown in Fig.P13.22. Calculate:
(a) The nodal displacements.
(b) The nodal forces and spring force.
Given: L = 20 ft, P = 2 kips, EI = 58 (108 ) lb
in., k = 1 kip/in.
SOLUTION
4211
uv vu
2233
θ
22 3
12
33
22
12 6 12 6 0 000
64 62 000
[] []
12 6 12 6 0 000
62 64 0 000
LL
LL LL kLEI
EI EI
kk
LL
LL
LL LL
−
⎡⎤⎡
⎢⎥⎢
−
⎢⎥⎢
==
⎢⎥⎢
−− −
⎢⎥⎢
−
⎣⎦⎣
⎤
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎦
Thus
22
3
3
22
12 6 12 6
64 62
[] 12 6 12 6
62 64
LL
LL LL
EI
KkL
LLL
EI
LL LL
−
⎡⎤
⎢⎥
−
⎢⎥
=⎢
−− + −
⎢⎥
⎢⎥
−
⎢⎥
⎣⎦
⎥
(1)
(a) Boundary conditions are v10
and 10
. Equation (13.21a), with
2y
FP=−
and
20:M=
3
2
322
12 6
064
kL v
PEI L
EI
LLL
⎡⎤
−
⎫
⎧⎫ +−
⎢⎥
=
⎨⎬ ⎨
⎢⎥
⎩⎭ ⎩⎭
−
⎢⎥
⎣⎦
⎬
n
Substituting the given numerical values and solving, we have
20.8855 .vi=−
20.0055 rad
=−
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