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Beam Overhanging One Support — Concentrated Load at End of Overhang

Beam Overhanging One Support · Concentrated Load at End of Overhang · AWC Design Aid No. 6 — Figure 20
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Geometry and Load

Main span ℓ (R₁→R₂), overhang a (R₂→free end), P at the overhang tip
m
m
kN
R₁ is directed downward (holding the beam down). The moment is linear and entirely negative in the span; on the overhang, M = −Px₁ (x₁ from the free end).
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Calculation details

R₁, R₂, V₂, Mmax
R1 = V1downward= −Paℓ= —kN
R2 = V1+V2= P(ℓ+a)ℓ= —kN
V2overhang= P= —kN
Mmaxat R₂= −Pa= —kN·m
Mxspan= −Paxℓ Mx₁overhang= −Px₁
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Deflection calculation

Upward in the span, downward on the overhang — define E and I
MPa
cm⁴
Δmaxspan, x = ℓ/√3, upward= Paℓ²9√3 EI= —mm
Δmaxoverhang tip, downward= Pa²(ℓ+a)3EI= —mm
Deflected Shape Diagram
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Stress check

σmax = |Mmax| / S
cm³
MPa
σmax=—MPa
—σ / Fb
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Point analysis

Vx, Mx, δx — x measured from R₁
m
0 (R₁)ℓ (R₂)ℓ+a
Vx=—kN
Mx=—kN·m
δx+ downward=—mm