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Old 10-10-2017, 10:19 AM
Rodger Knox Rodger Knox is offline
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Originally Posted by redir View Post
Is there a tutorial or even just a formula that you could share
Formula for simple beam with concentrated load at center, deflection at center:

deflection = (Load x ((distance between supports)squared)) / 48 x (Young's modulus)x(Moment of inertia of beam)
Moment of inertia of a rectangular beam = (width x ((thickness)cubed))/12

A little algebra gives:

Young's modulus = (Load x ((distance between supports)squared)) / (48 x (width x ((thickness)cubed))/12)
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