Short beam/shear deflection
Short beam/shear deflection
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Im trying to verify a model that is a short beam, and i cant seem to get it correct. 19x28-->8.5x19 taper over 43". i can verify the rest, but the deflections are goofy. any direction?





RE: Short beam/shear deflection
Check how loads are applied.
Provide a lot more details about what you are modeling and about your model.
Define "goofy" (its not an engineering term); what are you comparing to?
RE: Short beam/shear deflection
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RE: Short beam/shear deflection
for deflection verification, the loads are applied only in one direction. the working calc is compressive deflection, and by goofy i mean by hand i am getting about 1/2 of the ANSYS values