Thanks for the advice everyone. The shock loading I am considering is just the weight of the tube itself under a high G shock event. In practice imagine dropping the simply supported tube from a given height onto the supports and imagine the resulting deflection at the center.
The existing...
I am trying to calculate the maximum deflection of a cylindrical beam under a dynamic transverse shock load. I can calculate the deflection assuming a static load but am not sure how to extend this to the dynamic case.
The beam is effectively a tube simply supported at each end. The load would...
