Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Stevens, Karl K.

Abstract

The equivalent end deflections and rotations for beams with integral, but dissimilar, elastic supports were determined. Finite element analysis was used to generate the midsurface deflection of the beam. Numerical results were then fit to the analytical solution for the deflection of a beam, yielding the equivalent end slope resulting from deformations in the support. The lateral deflection at the support was available directly from the finite element calculation. The approach used for modeling of the supports is discussed. It was found that the slope and deflection at the support increase as the relative stiffness of the support decreases, as would be expected. Results are presented for both cantilever and beams with fixed ends, are valid for slender beams with small deflection.

Extent

54 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT15021

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