# Questions & Answers of Deflection of Beams

Question No. 19

A cantilever beam having square cross-section of side a is subjected to an end load. If a is increased by 19%, the tip deflection decreases approximately by

Question No. 42

A horizontal bar with a constant cross-section is subjected to loading as shown in the figure. The Young's moduli for the sections AB and BC are 3E and E, respectively.

For the deflection at C to be zero, the ratio P/F is ____________

Question No. 142

A rigid horizontal rod of length 2L is fixed to a circular cylinder of radius R as shown in the figure. Vertical forces of magnitude P are applied at the two ends as shown in the figure. The shear modulus for the cylinder is G and the Young’s modulus is E.

The vertical deflection at point A is

Question No. 245

A beam of length L is carrying a uniformly distributed load w per unit length. The flexural rigidity of the beam is EI. The reaction at the simple support at the right end is

Question No. 54

A cantilever beam with flexural rigidity of 200 N.m2 is loaded as shown in the figure . The deflection (in mm) at the tip of the beam is ____.

Question No. 143

A cantilever beam with square cross section of 6 mm side is subjected to a load of 2 kN normal to the top surface as shown in figure. The Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of the beam is 210 GPa. The magnitude of slope ( in radian) at Q (20 mm from the fixed end) is_____.

Question No. 140

The flexural rigidity (EI) of a cantilever beam is assumed to be constant over the length of the beam shown in figure. If a load P and bending moment PL/2 are applied at the free end of the beam then the value of the slope at the free end is

Question No. 141

A cantilever beam of length, L, with uniform cross-section and flexural rigidity, EI, is loaded uniformly by a vertical load, w per unit length. The maximum vertical deflection of the beam is given by

Question No. 245

A force P is applied at a distance x from the end of the beam as shown in the figure. What would be the value of x so that the displacement at ‘A’ is equal to zero?

Question No. 22

A cantilever beam of length L is subjected to a moment M at the free end. The moment of inertia of the beam cross section about the neutral axis is I and the Young’s modulus is E. The magnitude of the maximum deflection is

Question No. 52

A triangular-shaped cantilever beam of uniform–thickness is shown in the figure. The Young’s modulus of the material of the beam is E. A concentrated load P is applied at the free end of the beam.

The area moment of inertia about the neutral axis of a cross-section at a distance x measured from the free end is

Question No. 53

A triangular-shaped cantilever beam of uniform–thickness is shown in the figure. The Young’s modulus of the material of the beam is E. A concentrated load P is applied at the free end of the beam.

The maximum deflection of the beam is