Re: [ATM] Bending a bar

[Richard <cnc@cncservo.co.uk>]

Hi Michael,

Thursday, June 14, 2007, 1:32:22 PM, you wrote:

ML> Can anyone tell me a formula for how much a (rectangular) bar will 
ML> deflect under compression?

Here's one of many many calculators you will find online if you search
Beam Bending on google :

http://www.efunda.com/formulae/solid_mechanics/beams/casestudy_display.cfm?case=cantilever_uniformload

It's not clear from your ascii art if both ends or one end are fixed,
but obviously it matters. Otherwise, it's defined by the load, where
it is applied and, strangely, the moment of inertia of the section.
-- 

Best regards,
  Richard in the UK

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