Structural Health Monitoring & Control Problem Set-01 : Appendix : January 07, 2026

Appendix-A : Simply supported beam with concen-

trated load

P
a

A C B
L

Figure 1: Simply supported beam

HA = 0
MA = 0 (1)
MB = 0

• Let b=L-a
Pb
RA =
L
Pa
RB =
L (2)
P bx
Mx = (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
L
P bx
Mx = − P (x − a) (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
L
• Differential equations of the deflection curve
P bx
EIv” = (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
L (3)
P bx
EIv” = − P (x − a) (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
L
• Slopes of the beam

P bx2
EIv ′ = + C1 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
2L (4)
P bx2 P (x − a)2
EIv ′ = − + C2 (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
2L 2
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• Slopes and deflections of the beam

P bx2
EIv ′ = + C1 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
2L
P bx2 P (x − a)2
EIv ′ = − + C2 (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
2L 2 (5)
P bx3
EIv = + C1 x + C 3 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
6L
P bx3 P (x − a)3
EIv = − + C2 x + C 4 (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
6L 6
• Constants of integration.

• The four constants of integration can be found from the following four conditions:

(1) At x=a, the slopes v’ for the two parts of the beam are same.

(2) At x=a, the deflections v for the two parts of the beam are same.

(3) At x=0, the deflection is zero.

(4) At x=L, the deflection is zero.

• The first two conditions are continuity conditions based upon the fact that the axis
of the beam is a continuous curve. Conditions (3) and (4) are boundary conditions
that must be statisfied at the supports.

(1) At x=a, the slopes v’ for the two parts of the beam are same.

• Condtion (1) means that the slopes determined from the equations of two parts
must be equal when x=a

P ba2 P ba2
+ C1 = + C2 or C1 = C2 (6)
2L 2L
(2) At x=a, the deflections v for the two parts of the beam are same.

• Condtion (2) means that the deflections found from the equations of two parts must
be equal when x=a

P ba3 P ba3
+ C1 a + C 3 = + C2 a + C 4 (7)
6L 6L
• Inasmuch as C1 = C2 , the above equation gives C3 = C4
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(3) At x=0, the deflection is zero.

P bx3
EIv = + C1 x + C 3 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a) (8)
6L
• Condition(3) is applied to the equation of the first part of the beam and obtain
C3 = 0, therefore C3 = C4 = 0

(4) At x=L, the deflection is zero.

P bx3 P (x − a)3 (9)

EIv = − + C2 x + C 4 (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
6L 6
• Finally, we apply condition(4)to the deflection equation of the second part of the
beam and obtain
P bL3 P b3
− + C2 L = 0
6L 6
P bL2 P b3
− + C2 L = 0 (10)
6 6
P b(L2 − b2 )
C1 = C2 = −
6L
• Slopes and deflections of the beam

Pb
v′ = − (L2 − b2 − 3x2 ) (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
6LEI
Pb P (x − a)2
v′ = − (L2 − b2 − 3x2 ) − (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
6LEI 2EI (11)
P bx
v=− (L2 − b2 − x2 ) (0 ⩽ x ⩽ a)
6LEI
P bx P (x − a)3
v=− (L2 − b2 − x2 ) − (a ⩽ x ⩽ L)
6LEI 6EI
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Appendix-B : Simply supported beam with UDL

Figure 2: Simply supported beam with UDL

wL x
 
M= x − wx
2 2
(12)
wLx wx2
EIv” = −
2 2
wL x
 
M= x − wx
2 2
wLx wx2
EIv” = −
2 2 (13)
2
wLx wx3
EIv ′ = − + C1
4 6
wLx3 wx4
EIv = − + C1 x + C 2
12 24
wLx2 wx3
EIv ′ = − + C1
4 6 (14)
wLx3 wx4
EIv = − + C1 x + C 2
12 24
At x = L2 , v ′ = 0
wL L 2 w L 3
0= ( ) − ( ) + C1
4 2 6 2 (15)
wL3
C1 = −
24
At x = 0, v = 0
C2 = 0 (16)
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w
v′ = − (L3 − 6Lx2 + 4x3 )
24EI (17)
wx
v=− (L3 − 2Lx2 + x3 )
24EI
Deflection at the mid point of the beam:

5wL4
v= (18)
384EI

Appendix-C : Stiffness and Mass matrices.

K1 + K 2 0
 
−K2
[K] =  −K2

K2 + K3 −K3 
 (19)
0 −K3 K3
12EIi
!
Ki = 2 (20)
Hi3
bi Di3
Ii = (21)
12
M1 0 0
 

 0
[M ] =  M2 0 
 (22)
0 0 M3

Mi = wi L (23)