(Solved): 1. Topic: Beam deflection Consider the beam shown in Fig. 1; the beam has a bending stiffness EI wh ...

1. Topic: Beam deflection Consider the beam shown in Fig. 1; the beam has a bending stiffness $EI$ where we suppress the subscript on $I_{33}$ for convenience. There are no applied forces per se, but the right side wall is displaced by ${\delta }_B$ upward as shown. We want to find the shape, i.e. its deflection, of this beam Figure 1: A beam is fixed between two rigid walls, where the right side wall is displaced upward by a displacement ${\delta }_B$ along its entire length and the reaction moments and forces at its ends. 1a. Compute the reaction moments and reaction forces at the ends of this beam. 1b. Now compute the deflection curve along this beam. Hint: You may want to use a superposition approach here.