227508047.xls.

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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
3
5 Sketch
Input Values
l = 5000 mm
E = 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm

a
= 1 N/mm

l
= 1 N/mm
a = 0 mm
Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
R
A
= 2500 N
Moment reaction at left end
M
A
= 0 Nmm
End slope at left end

A
= -0.00013 rads
Deflection at left end
y
A
= 0 mm
Vertical reaction at right end
R
B
= 2500 N
Moment reaction at right end
M
B
= 0 Nmm
End slope at right end

B
= 0.000131 rads
Deflection at right end
q
B

X
M
A

R
A

Y
A

R
B

l
q
A

a Y
W
a

M
B

W
l

a
w
a

w
l

=

a
2l
(l - a)
2
+

l
-
a
6l
(l - a)
2
=
-
a
24EIl
(l - a)
2
(l
2
+ 2al - a
2
) -

l
-
a
360EIl
(l - a)
2
(7l
2
+ 6al - 3a
2
)
=

a
+
l
2
(l - a) - R
A
=

a
24EIl
(l
2
- a
2
)
2
+

l
-
a
360ElI
(l - a)
2
(8l
2
+ 9al + 3a
2
)
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y
B
= 0 mm
Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam
x = 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
H
x
= 5000
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
H
x0
= 1
Transverse Shear
V = -2500 N
Bending Moment
M = 0 Nmm
Slope
= 0.000131 rads
Deflection
y
=
-0.00013 mm
Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam
Slope (rads)
Deflection (mm)
-3000
-2000
-1000
0
1000
2000
3000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Shear (N)
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Bending (Nmm)
-0.00015
-0.0001
-0.00005
0
0.00005
0.0001
0.00015
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Slope (rads)
-0.2
-0.15
-0.1
-0.05
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Deflection (mm)
= if(x>a , 1 , 0)
=

a
24EIl
(l
2
- a
2
)
2
+

l
-
a
360ElI
(l - a)
2
(8l
2
+ 9al + 3a
2
)
= R
A
-
a
(H
x
) -
l
-
a
2[l - a]
(H
x
)
2
= M
A
+ R
A
x -
a
2
(H
x
)
2
-
l
-
a
6[l - a]
(H
x
)
3
=
A
+ M
A
x
EI
+ R
A
x
2
2EI
-
a
6EI
(H
x
)
3
-
l
-
a
24EI[l - a]
(H
x
)
4
= y
A
+
A
+
A
x + M
A
x
2
2EI
+ R
A
x
3
6EI
-
a
24EI
(H
x
)
4
-
l
-
a
120EI[l - a]
(H
x
)
5
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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
3
5 Sketch
Input Values
l = 5000 mm
E = 210000 MPa
I = 1.9E+08 mm

a
= 1 N/mm

l
= 1 N/mm
a = 0 mm
Boundary Values
Vertical reaction at left end
R
A
= #NAME? N ##
Moment reaction at left end
M
A
= 0 Nmm
End slope at left end

A
= #NAME? rads ##
Deflection at left end
y
A
= 0 mm
Vertical reaction at right end
R
B
= #NAME? N ##
Moment reaction at right end
M
B
= 0 Nmm
End slope at right end

B
= #NAME? rads ##
Deflection at right end
q
B

X
M
A

R
A

Y
A

R
B

l
q
A

a Y
W
a

M
B

W
l

a
w
a

w
l

=

a
2l
(l - a)
2
+

l
-
a
6l
(l - a)
2
=
-
a
24EIl
(l - a)
2
(l
2
+ 2al - a
2
) -

l
-
a
360EIl
(l - a)
2
(7l
2
+ 6al - 3a
2
)
=

a
+
l
2
(l - a) - R
A
=

a
24EIl
(l
2
- a
2
)
2
+

l
-
a
360ElI
(l - a)
2
(8l
2
+ 9al + 3a
2
)
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y
B
= 0 mm
Calculate values for any point along longitudinal axis of the beam
x = 5000 mm
Heavyside step function
H
x
= 5000 ##
Heavyside step function raised to the power 0
H
x0
= 1 ##
Transverse Shear
V = #NAME? N ##
Bending Moment
M = #NAME? Nmm ##
Slope
= #NAME? rads ##
Deflection
y
=
#NAME? mm ##
Plot Deflection for 10 Points along the Length of the Beam
Slope (rads)
Deflection (mm)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Shear (N)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Bending (Nmm)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Slope (rads)
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Deflection (mm)
= if(x>a , 1 , 0)
=

a
24EIl
(l
2
- a
2
)
2
+

l
-
a
360ElI
(l - a)
2
(8l
2
+ 9al + 3a
2
)
= R
A
-
a
(H
x
) -
l
-
a
2[l - a]
(H
x
)
2
= M
A
+ R
A
x -
a
2
(H
x
)
2
-
l
-
a
6[l - a]
(H
x
)
3
=
A
+ M
A
x
EI
+ R
A
x
2
2EI
-
a
6EI
(H
x
)
3
-
l
-
a
24EI[l - a]
(H
x
)
4
= y
A
+
A
+
A
x + M
A
x
2
2EI
+ R
A
x
3
6EI
-
a
24EI
(H
x
)
4
-
l
-
a
120EI[l - a]
(H
x
)
5
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0.2
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