CHAPTER 7

DEFLECTIONS

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The deflection of the overhanging segments of this bridge deck must be carefully monitored while it is under construction.

CHAPTER OBJECTIVE

  • To show how to determine the slope and deflection of a beam using the method of double integration and two geometrical methods, namely, the moment-area theorems and the conjugate-beam method.
7.1 DEFLECTION DIAGRAMS AND THE ELASTIC CURVE

Deflections of structures can occur from various sources, such as loads, temperature, fabrication errors, or settlement. For good design, however, deflections must be limited in order to provide integrity and stability ...

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