Problem 11.4 - By Integration of Moment Equation

Problem Statement

A cantilever beam of length L = 5.5 m is subjected to a distributed load w = 5.5 kN/m. Determine the magnitude of the deflection of the beam at point B. Assume EI = 25,000 kN-m2.

A cantilever beam of length L has a distributed load w applied. The distributed load is applied over the first 2L/3 of the beam, from point A to point B.

Figure 1: A cantilever beam is subjected to the loading shown.

[Problem adapted from © Kurt Gramoll CC BY NC-SA 4.0]