Abstract: The unit load method, which is also known as a virtual work method, as well as by several other names, is a widely used tool for calculating deflections of linear structures. A procedure ...

Abstract: When a dynamic point load is applied laterally to a plate, the deflection gradually spreads over time until the entire plate surface is affected. The determination of early stages of response ...

Abstract: When an expression is known for the curvature of a beam as a function of a bending moment, it is a simple matter to determine the deflected shape. It is a bigger problem to obtain such ...

Abstract: On the basis of known geometry, loads, and materials but with incomplete design details, the structure of a certain tall building was recreated. The first phase was a series of hand calculations to initially estimate the ...

Abstract: Four classical support conditions are investigated for beams with distributed loading, which has a temporal form of rectangular pulse. First, a simple calculation is presented, using algebraic equations of momentum and ...

Abstract: When a dynamic point load is applied laterally to a beam, the deflection gradually spreads over time until the entire beam length is affected. The determination of the early stages of response presents substantial mathematical ...