Large Deflections of an end-loaded beam
This function uses elliptic integrals to find the full beam bending solution of large-deflection beams.
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generalbeambending.m: This function uses elliptic integrals to find the deflected position of a nondimensionalized beam. The nondimensionalized force, force direction, and end moment are inputs, and the function returns all possible solutions to the beam bending problem for that set of loads.
BeamBendingForward.m: This script shows how to use the function for a dimensional case.
Onebeamsolution.m: This script shows how to use the function for a non-dimensional case.
The function uses the function elliptic12 written by Moiseev Igor. Full citation: Moiseev Igor (2024). Elliptic Integrals and Functions (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8805-elliptic-integrals-and-functions), MATLAB Central File Exchange.
Cite As
Brian Jensen (2026). Large Deflections of an end-loaded beam (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/166191-large-deflections-of-an-end-loaded-beam), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Elliptic Integrals and Functions
General Information
- Version 1.7 (11.2 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
