Beam formulas for non-uniform load
Beam formulas for non-uniform load
(OP)
Looking for the beam formulas for a tapering uniform load, not a constant uniform load like AISC beam diagram #4 (w1 going to w2).
Many thanks for any info.
Many thanks for any info.






RE: Beam formulas for non-uniform load
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Beam formulas for non-uniform load
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RE: Beam formulas for non-uniform load
Roark for a starting point.
Or if you wanted to refresh your memory, you could work it out from first principles.
RE: Beam formulas for non-uniform load
Also, like 40818 mentions, this wouldn't be very hard to work out. The hardest thing would be deflection, but even that isn't very difficult as long as EI is constant over the length of the beam. I prefer Castigliano's method for deflections, but using conjugate beam is pretty simple, too.
RE: Beam formulas for non-uniform load
superposition of a constant UDL and a triangular DL would give you the right answer.
gosh, hand calcs would work too, (it ain't rocket science)