The integrations needed to determine beam deflections require the enforcement of the appropriate displacement and rotation boundary conditions (BCs). It is important that we be able to recognize these ...

Understanding the Deflection of Beams Posted: March 3, 2025 | Last updated: March 3, 2025 In this video I take a look at five methods that can be used to predict how a beam will deform when loads ...

(Think a deck of playing cards.) Under the action of a transverse load we see below how the beam deflects in the absence of shear stiffness. Focus, in particular, on the deflection at the right end of ...