Chapter 12 Discontinuity Functions Method of Superposition PDF
Chapter 12 Discontinuity Functions Method of Superposition PDF
METHOD OF SUPERPOSITION
• Summaries (x) and v(x) in Appendix C
as in text book
USE OF CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS
• Macaulay functions
𝑛 0 for 𝑥 < 𝑎 x;
𝑥−𝑎 =ቊ 𝑛
the location of a point on the
𝑥−𝑎 for 𝑥 ≥ 𝑎 beam
𝑛≥0
n +1
x−a
x − a dx = +C
n
n +1
• Macaulay functions
• Singularity Functions:
−1 0 for x a
w= P x−a =
P for x = a
Concentrated
load
−2 0 for x a
w = M0 x − a =
M 0 for x = a
Integration of these two singularity functions yields results
n n +1
Couple
moment
x − a dx = x − a , n = −1,−2