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Lec 4 - Conjugate Beam Method

The conjugate beam method relates the slope and shear of a real beam to the moment and deflection of an imaginary conjugate beam. Specifically: 1. The slope on a real beam equals the shear on its conjugate beam. 2. The deflection on a real beam equals the moment on its conjugate beam. 3. A simple support on the real beam remains a simple support on the conjugate beam, while a fixed end on the real beam becomes a free end on the conjugate beam. This method allows engineers to determine properties like slope, deflection, shear and moment by analyzing the corresponding values on the conjugate beam.

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Lec 4 - Conjugate Beam Method

The conjugate beam method relates the slope and shear of a real beam to the moment and deflection of an imaginary conjugate beam. Specifically: 1. The slope on a real beam equals the shear on its conjugate beam. 2. The deflection on a real beam equals the moment on its conjugate beam. 3. A simple support on the real beam remains a simple support on the conjugate beam, while a fixed end on the real beam becomes a free end on the conjugate beam. This method allows engineers to determine properties like slope, deflection, shear and moment by analyzing the corresponding values on the conjugate beam.

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CONJUGATE BEAM METHOD

Slope on real beam = Shear on conjugate beam


Deflection on real beam = Moment on conjugate beam

Properties of Conjugate Beam

1. The length of a conjugate beam is always equal to the length of the actual beam.
2. The load on the conjugate beam is the M/EI diagram of the loads on the actual beam.
3. A simple support for the real beam remains simple support for the conjugate beam.
4. A fixed end for the real beam becomes free end for the conjugate beam.
5. The point of zero shear for the conjugate beam corresponds to a point of zero slope for the real
beam.
6. The point of maximum moment for the conjugate beam corresponds to a point of maximum
deflection for the real beam.

Supports of Conjugate Beam

Knowing that the slope on the real beam is equal to the shear on conjugate beam and the deflection on
real beam is equal to the moment on conjugate beam, the shear and bending moment at any point on
the conjugate beam must be consistent with the slope and deflection at that point of the real beam.
Take for example a real beam with fixed support; at the point of fixed support there is neither slope
nor deflection, thus, the shear and moment of the corresponding conjugate beam at that point must
be zero. Therefore, the conjugate of fixed support is free end.
Examples of Beam and its Conjugate

The following are some examples of beams and its conjugate. Loadings are omitted.
EXAMPLES

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Solution 2:
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6) Determine the slopes and deflections off the beam shown at points B and C.
7) Determine the slope at point A and the deflection at point C of the beam shown by
the conjugate beam method.

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