Figure a, shows a uniform beam subject to a linearly increasing distributed load. The equation for the

Question:

Figure a, shows a uniform beam subject to a linearly increasing distributed load. The equation for the resulting elastic curve is (see Figure b)

Use bisection to determine the point of maximum deflection (that is, the value of x where dy/dx = 0). Then substitute this value into Eq. (P8.18) to determine the value of the maximum deflection. Use the following parameter values in your computation: L = 600 cm, E = 50,000 kN/cm2, 1 = 30,000 cm4, and w0 =2.5kN/cm.