Free body diagram

w
A
P

B
L

Using superposition theorem

=
w

+
P

Section 1
w
A

B
L

=0

wL FB = 0

=0

wL(L/2) MB = 0
MB = (wL2)/2

FB = wL
w

L
w
M

MB
V

wL

wLx M MB (wx)(x/2) = 0
M = wLx (wL2)/2 (wx2)/2

Beam Deflection

d2 y
d x2

EI

dy
dx

M (x )
EI
M ( x ) dx+
x

C1

EI

dy
dx

EI

dy
dx

= (wLx2)/2 (wL2x)/2 (wx3)/6 + C1

w
0

Lx (wL2)/2 (wx2)/2 dx

Boundary condition

dy
dx

=0,x=0

EI(0) = 0 0 0 + C1
C1 = 0

Therefore,
EI

dy
dx

= (wLx2)/2 (wL2x)/2 (wx3)/6

EI y =

M (x )
0

dx + C2

EI y =

wLx2)/2 (wL2x)/2 (wx3)/6 dx

EI y = (wLx3)/6 (wL2x2)/4 (wx4)/24 + C2

Boundary condition
y=0,x=0
EI(0) = 0 0 0 + C2
C2 = 0

Therefore,
EI y = (wLx3)/6 (wL2x2)/4 (wx4)/24

For maximum deflection, x = L

dy
dx

= [(wL3)/2 (wL3)/2 (wL3)/6]/EI

= - wL3/6EI

= [(wL4)/6 (wL4)/4 (wL4)/24]/EI

= - wL4/8EI

Section 2

A
P

FB

=0

P + FB = 0

=0

- MB PL = 0

FB = - P

MB

MB = - PL

M
P

=0

M - Px = 0
M = Px

Beam Deflection

d2 y
2
dx

EI

dy
dx

M (x )
EI
M ( x ) dx+
x

C1

EI

dy
dx

EI

dy
dx

= (Px2)/2 + C1

P
0

x dx

Boundary Conditions
x=L,

dy
dx

=0

EI(0) = (PL2)/2 + C1
C1 = - (PL2)/2

Therefore,
EI

dy
dx

= (Px2 )/2 - (PL2)/2

M (x )

EI y =

dx + C2

EI y =

Px2 )/2 - (PL2)/2 dx

EI y = (Px3)/6 - (PL2x)/2 + C2

Boundary Conditions
x=L,y=0
EI (0) = - (PL3)/6 + (PL3)/2 + C2
C2 = - (PL3)/3

Therefore,
EI y = (Px3)/6 - (PL2x)/2 - (PL3)/3

For maximum deflection, x = 0

dy
dx

= - (PL2)/2EI
= PL3/3EI

Combine Section 1 and 2

w
A

dy

dx

dy
dx

(section 1) +

dy
dx

(section 2)

= - wL3/6EI + (PL2)/2EI

= y (section 1) + y (section 2)

= - wL4/8EI + PL3/3EI

Drone Application
Elastic modulus, E = 2.2 GPa
Moment of Inertia, I
Hollow Cylindrical Cross Section

Ix = (do4 - di4) / 64
where
do = cylinder outside diameter
di = cylinder inside diameter