________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM (10.122) A simply supported beam carries a concentrated load P as shown in Fig. P10.116. Calculate the deflection at point D located L/4 from support A. I = 20 in.4 Given: P = 4 kips, L = 9 ft, E = 10 x 106 psi, SOLUTION See solution of Prob.10.116. 2PL/9EI M/EI PL/6EI A3 A D x L/4 L/3 1 1L ) vD = − t BA + A3 ( 4 34 5PL3 1 PL L L 71 PL3 =− + = ↓ 81× 4 2 6 EI 4 12 5184 EI Substituting the given data: 71(4 × 103 )(9 × 12)3 vD = = 0.345 in. ↓ 5184(10 × 106 )(20) Excerpts from this work may be reproduced by instructors for distribution on a not-for-profit basis for testing or instructional purposes only to students enrolled in courses for which the textbook has been adopted. Any other reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.