When used in structural engineering, the term deflection refers to load-induced displacement, which typically affects beam designs. It can be an extremely complicated value to calculate when ...
Deflection profile along the centre line in a slender wingbox at different loading conditions Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) ...
The integrations needed to determine beam deflections require the enforcement of the appropriate displacement and rotation boundary conditions (BCs). It is important that we be able to recognize these ...