Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis (Elsevier Aerospace Engineering)

Problems 559

Fig. P.19.6

P.19.7 Arectangularsectionthin-walledbeamoflengthLandbreadth3b,depthb,andwallthicknesstisbuiltin
atoneend(Fig.P.19.7).Theuppersurfaceofthebeamissubjectedtoapressurewhichvarieslinearlyacrossthe
breadthfromavaluep 0 atedgeABtozeroatedgeCD.Thus,atanygivenvalueofx,thepressureisconstantin
thezdirection.FindtheverticaldeflectionofpointA.

Fig. P.19.7

Ans. p 0 L^2 ( 9 L^2 / 80 Eb^2 + 1609 / 2000 G)/t.