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Effect of Self Weight on a Cantilever Beam

Problem:

A cantilever beam of length 1 m . Determine the deflection caused by the weight of the beam. The beam is to be made of steel with a modulus of elasticity of 200 GPa.

The geometric model is prepared in GMSH and FE analysis is performed in SCIFESOL.

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Geometry
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Mesh for 2D and 3D model
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Boundary Conditions
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Gravity Load
Results:
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Deformation
Summary:
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note:Script file for above analysis is available in the SCIFESOL package. 

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