MATLAB FUNCTION TO FIND DEFLECTION OF A BEAM

For the steel beam shown above, the deflection along the beam can be shown to be D= ((1)/(3.19*10^(9)))*(800*X^2-13.68*10^6*X - 2.5*X^4 + 2.5(X-120)^4 + 600 (X-240)^3)

where both d and x are expressed in inches. The equation above uses discontinuity functions, allowing deflection due to multiple loadings to be written using a single equation. The definition of a discontinuity function is as follows

[X-A]= X-A, IF X>=A OR 0 IF X

Design and write a Matlab program that calculates and plots the deflected shape of the

above beam, and finds the maximum deflection (

as an absolute value) and its location (x value). To do this, calculate the deflections fora vector of discrete points along the beam, with -inch increments. You must use a loop to do this. To plot a graph of d versus x, you can use the command plot(x,d), where x and d are both vectors of the same length.

1200lb 60lb/in. 120 in 240in For the steel beam shown above, the deflection along the beam can be shown to be: (800 x3 - 13.68E6 x - 2.5 x4 + 2.5 (x - 120)4 + 600 (x - 240)3) 3.190E9 where both d and x are expressed in inches. The equation above uses discontinuity functions, anodenutiotudatlo le od o be writn using asingle equation. The definition of a discontinuity function is as follows: 0, if x