Shear deflection calculation for wood beams
Shear deflection calculation for wood beams
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Could someone point me in the direction of a good resource to calculate shear deflection for wood beams? I am looking for an exact method that I could use to analyze beams with concentrated loads, partial loads or end moments.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.






RE: Shear deflection calculation for wood beams
RE: Shear deflection calculation for wood beams
Wood is not an isotropic material, having different properties parallel versus perpendicular to the grain.
If you can express the curvature for a portion of the beam with constant shear, you can integrate the shear force diagram across the beam and find the deflection due to shear. Or you could use an approach similar to the conjugate beam method.
I found the following link, but have not had a chance to study it. You may find it useful.
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RE: Shear deflection calculation for wood beams
RE: Shear deflection calculation for wood beams