calculate shear force diagram and bending moment diagram and deflection in matlab

To calculate the shear force diagram, bending moment diagram, and deflection using MATLAB, you can follow these steps:

  1. Define the distributed load, concentrated forces, beam properties, and support conditions.
  2. Use the equilibrium equations to calculate the shear force and bending moment at different sections of the beam.
  3. Integrate the shear force to get the bending moment and integrate the bending moment to get the deflection.
  4. Plot the shear force diagram, bending moment diagram, and deflection graph using MATLAB.

Here is a sample MATLAB code that demonstrates the calculation and plotting of these diagrams for a simply supported beam with a single point load:

main.m
% Beam properties
L = 5; % Length of the beam (in meters)
P = 10; % Point load at a distance of 3 meters from the left end

% Calculate reactions at the supports
R1 = P*(L-3)/L;
R2 = P*(3)/L;

% Initialize arrays to store values
x = 0:0.01:L; % Positions along the beam
V = zeros(size(x)); % Shear force array
M = zeros(size(x)); % Bending moment array
D = zeros(size(x)); % Deflection array

% Calculate shear force and bending moment
for i = 1:length(x)
    if x(i) <= 3
        V(i) = R1;
        M(i) = R1*x(i);
    else
        V(i) = R1 - P;
        M(i) = R1*x(i) - P*(x(i)-3);
    end
end

% Calculate deflection using the bending moment
for i = 1:length(x)
    D(i) = (1/(6*E*I))*integral(@(x) M(i), 0, x(i));
end

% Plot the diagrams
figure;
subplot(3,1,1);
plot(x,V);
title('Shear Force Diagram');
xlabel('Position (m)');
ylabel('Shear Force (N)');

subplot(3,1,2);
plot(x,M);
title('Bending Moment Diagram');
xlabel('Position (m)');
ylabel('Bending Moment (N.m)');

subplot(3,1,3);
plot(x,D);
title('Deflection Diagram');
xlabel('Position (m)');
ylabel('Deflection (m)');
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Make sure to define the appropriate beam properties, loading conditions, and material properties (e.g., E - Young's Modulus, I - Moment of Inertia) in the code as needed.

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