Aerowerx
Well-Known Member
I have spent a lot of time looking for a formula that gives the deflection of a beam in 4 point bending.
There are all kinds of information on other configurations, but I do not understand why it is so hard to find 4 point bending.
Anyway, I thought that there might be others on here interested in what I finally found: Deflection and Slope of Beams
If you scroll down far enough you will find the equations for a simple beam in 4 point bending, as would be the case for a 1 piece landing gear attached at 2 points and free to flex in the middle. It also gives the angle of the bend at the ends.
There are all kinds of information on other configurations, but I do not understand why it is so hard to find 4 point bending.
Anyway, I thought that there might be others on here interested in what I finally found: Deflection and Slope of Beams
If you scroll down far enough you will find the equations for a simple beam in 4 point bending, as would be the case for a 1 piece landing gear attached at 2 points and free to flex in the middle. It also gives the angle of the bend at the ends.