My company manufactures carbon fiber tapered towers. I have been asked to figure out how to predict deflection and I am completely stumped. Any ideas?
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My company manufactures carbon fiber tapered towers. I have been asked to figure out how to predict deflection and I am completely stumped. Any ideas?
Honestly, your inquiry is very hard to believe. How does a company establish itself in the business of making carbon fiber tapered towers and NOT know how to predict deflection?
For tapered beams it is D2(E*I*D2y) = w(x).
or
Deflection y = (1/E)*integral[integral{[M(x)/I(x)]*dx}*dx], integrated from x = 0 to 0.5*L.
Also, see the following document...
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Kelly - you are amazing!
[QUOTE=jboggs;8310]Kelly - you are amazing![/QUOTE]
Just happen to have the info - thank you anyway!