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Moments and Deflections of a Simply-Supported Beam Grillage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

J. P. Ellington
Affiliation:
Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham
H. McCallion
Affiliation:
Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham
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Summary:

By using the methods of the Calculus of Finite Differences, expressions are obtained for the nodal moments and deflections of a simply-supported grillage, subjected to a loading constant along one set of beams and having a sinusoidal variation along the other set of beams. A simple example verifies the expressions and illustrates their use.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1957

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