Closed-form Solutions of Beam on Elastic Foundation (Winkler & Hentenyi Method)

fc' =
25.00
E = 4730000fc' = 2.365E+07
Beam width
B =
1.000
Beam thickness
T =
0.400
Beam length
L =
11.900
Beam inertia
I = 5.333E-03
Modulus of subgrade reaction:
ks =
65,000
ks' = Bks =
65,000
l = 4[ks'/(4EI)] = 0.5991090
lL =
7.1294

MPa
kPa
m
m
m
m4

Concentrated load:
P, kN
a, m
155.00
0.175
210.00
4.025
210.00
7.875
155.00
11.725

kN/m
kN/m
m-1
(2.2694)

Semi-infinite Beam
Infinite Beam

b, m
11.725
7.875
4.025
0.175
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900
11.900

W, m Points
0.350
19
0.350
19
0.350
19
0.350

Applied moment:
M, kN-m
a, m
40.00
0.175
-25.00
4.025
-25.00
7.875
40.00
11.725
Bearing Pressure Diagram

qmax = 63.42
0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

qmin = 43.25
8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

0
10
q, kN/m

20
30
40

50
60
70
Bending Moment Diagram

Mmax = 74.01

Mmin = -35.12

-60

-40

M, kN-m

-20

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

0
20
40
60
80
Deflection

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

0.00E+00
2.00E-04

y, m

4.00E-04
6.00E-04
8.00E-04
1.00E-03
1.20E-03

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June 21, 2007

Printed :2/4/2014 8:51 AM

Verification Table (Winkler)

lx
Alx
Blx
0.0
1.0000 0.0000
0.1
0.9907 0.0903
0.5
0.8231 0.2908
1.0
0.5083 0.3096
1.5
0.2384 0.2226
2.0
0.0667 0.1231
3.0
-0.0423 0.0070
4.0
-0.0258 -0.0139
5.0
-0.0045 -0.0065
6.0
0.0017 -0.0007
7.0
0.0013 0.0006
8.0
0.0003 0.0003
9.0
-0.0001 0.0001
0.5000

0.8231

0.2908

Clx
1.0000
0.8100
0.2415
-0.1108
-0.2068
-0.1794
-0.0563
0.0019
0.0084
0.0031
0.0001
-0.0004
-0.0002

Dlx
1.0000
0.9003
0.5323
0.1988
0.0158
-0.0563
-0.0493
-0.0120
0.0019
0.0024
0.0007
0.0000
-0.0001

0.2415 0.5323

Verification Table : Semi-Infinite Beam (P)

Distance
y
M
Q
Q'
lL = 1.0000
la =
Load at 0.0L
0.00
4.0000 0.0000 0.0000 2.0000
1.00
0.7951 -1.2382 -0.6191 -0.2216
la =
Load at 0.4L
0.00
2.4696 0.0000 0.0000 1.2348
0.20
1.9817 -0.4017 -0.1159 0.7900
0.50
1.3145 -0.7181 -0.2073 0.2982
0.80
0.7731 -0.7960 -0.2297 -0.0115
1.00
0.4909 -0.7645 -0.2206 -0.1368
0.2500
P=
L=
x
0.00
2.38
5.95
9.52
11.90

la

Cla

Dla

lx

1.0000
1.0000

1.0000
1.0000

3.0000
3.0000

2.0000
2.0000

0.00
1.00

0.3564
0.3564
0.3564
0.3564
0.3564

0.6174
0.6174
0.6174
0.6174
0.6174

1.5912
1.5912
1.5912
1.5912
1.5912

0.9738
0.9738
0.9738
0.9738
0.9738

0.00
0.20
0.50
0.80
1.00

2.26936
a = 0.000
y
3.6868E-03
1.2794E-04
-9.5155E-05
1.0285E-05
1.9579E-06

0
M
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

q
239.64
8.32
-6.19
0.67
0.13

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40

1.8636

-0.4758 -0.1373 1.1293

ks = 65,000
l = 0.59911
lL =
200.00
11.900
a=
2.380
y
M
q
1.2794E-04
0.00
8.32
4.4396E-06
-2.75
0.29
-3.3020E-06
0.13
-0.21
3.5689E-07
0.02
0.02
6.7942E-08
-0.01
0.00

Deflection
1.4000E-04
1.2000E-04
1.0000E-04
8.0000E-05
6.0000E-05
4.0000E-05
2.0000E-05
0.0000E+00
0.00
-2.0000E-05

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Bearing Pressure
9.00

8.00
7.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
-1.000.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Verification Table : Semi-Infinite Beam (P) - Hetenyi

la
Distance
y
M
Q
lL = 1.0000
la = 0.00
0.0000 Load at 0.0L
0.00
4.0378 0.0000 0.0000
0.00
0.20
2.8005 -0.2550 0.3164
1.00
0.50
0.9814 -0.2478 -0.2496
1.00
1.00
-1.9717 0.0000 0.0000
1.00
la = 0.50
0.5000 Load at 0.5L
0.00
0.9814 0.0000 0.0000
0.50
0.50
1.0124 0.2486 0.5000
0.50
lL = 2.0000
la = 0.80
0.4000 Load at 0.4L
0.00
0.6708 0.0000 0.0000
0.80
0.20
0.6716 0.1075 0.2688
0.80
0.50
0.5734 0.2664 0.3468
1.20
0.80
0.3015 0.0267 0.0802
1.20
1.00
0.0991 0.0000 0.0000
1.20
lL = 2.0000
0.80
0.3015
P=
L=
x
0.00
2.38
5.95
9.52
11.90

200.00
11.900
A'
-0.1107
0.1416
0.3478
-0.0206
-0.0116

10.00

12.00

14.00

term_1

y
term_2

0.0000
0.8000
0.5000
0.0000

0.6730 2.7176
0.6730 -1.2365
0.6730 -1.3132
0.6730 -1.3270

0.0000
1.5782
0.9979
0.0000

0.5000
0.5000

0.0000
0.5000

0.6730
0.6730

0.6605
0.6536

0.0000
0.9979

1.2000
1.2000
0.8000
0.8000
0.8000

0.0000
0.4000
1.0000
0.4000
0.0000

12.3273
12.3273
12.3273
12.3273
12.3273

8.2692
8.2339
1.0182
1.2160
1.2212

0.0000
0.7993
1.9334
0.7993
0.0000

0.4000 Load at 0.4L

0.0267 0.0802
0.80
1.6000
ks = 65,000
l = 0.59911
lL = 2.26936
a=
4.760 0.4000 Load at 0.4L
Excel Formula
B'
C'
y
M
q
0.0000 0.0000
-2.0402E-04
0.00 -13.26
-0.0786 0.0032
2.6105E-04
-13.12
16.97
0.0232 0.1853
6.4105E-04
3.87
41.67
-0.0355 -0.0276
-3.8042E-05
-5.93
-2.47
0.0000 0.0000
-2.1373E-05
0.00
-1.39

Q
0.00
0.64
37.06
-5.53
0.00

lb

lx

1.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Div.

Bearing Pressure
Semi-Infinite

Moment
Inifinite

Semi-Infinite

50.00

10.00

40.00

5.00

30.00

0.00
0.00
-5.00

20.00

5.00

10.00
0.00
0.00
-10.00

-10.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

-20.00

-15.00

-20.00

Deflection
Semi-Infinite

7.00E-04

Shear
Infinite

Semi-Infinite

40.00

7.00E-04
6.00E-04
5.00E-04
4.00E-04
3.00E-04
2.00E-04
1.00E-04
0.00E+00
-1.00E-040.00
-2.00E-04
-3.00E-04

5.00

10.00

15.00

40.00
35.00
30.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
-5.000.00
-10.00

5.00

Alx

Blx

Clx

Dlx

l(a+x)

Al(a+x)

l(a-x)

Cl(a-x)

Dl(a-x)

1.0000
0.5083

0.0000
0.3096

1.0000
-0.1108

1.0000
0.1988

0.00
1.00

1.0000
0.5083

0.00
1.00

1.0000
-0.1108

1.0000
0.1988

1.0000
0.9651
0.8231
0.6354
0.5083

0.0000
0.1627
0.2908
0.3223
0.3096

1.0000
0.6398
0.2415
-0.0093
-0.1108

1.0000
0.8024
0.5323
0.3131
0.1988

0.40
0.60
0.90
1.20
1.40

0.8784
0.7628
0.5712
0.3899
0.2849

0.40
0.60
0.90
1.20
1.40

0.3564
0.1431
-0.0657
-0.1716
-0.2011

0.6174
0.4530
0.2527
0.1091
0.0419

Moment
-3.00
-2.50
-2.00
-1.50
-1.00
-0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

term_3

term_4

term_1

M
term_2

term_3

term_4

term_1

Q
term_2

term_3

term_4

-1.3811
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

-0.7081
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

0.0000
-0.8454
-0.3315
0.0000

0.0000
0.3407
0.0833
0.0000

-1.3811
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

-0.7081
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

0.0000
-1.0471
-0.6621
0.0000

0.0000
0.6371
0.2498
0.0000

-1.3811
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

-0.7081
0.9889
0.9889
0.9889

0.0979
0.0979

-0.0701
-0.0701

0.0000
0.1650

0.0000
0.0833

0.0979
0.0979

-0.0701
-0.0701

0.0000
0.3296

0.0000
0.2498

0.0979
0.0979

-0.0701
-0.0701

0.8967
0.8967
3.3539
3.3539
3.3539

-0.8409
-0.8409
-0.2248
-0.2248
-0.2248

0.0000
1.3227
1.2077
0.1953
0.0000

0.0000
0.0427
0.6635
0.0427
0.0000

0.8967
0.8967
3.3539
3.3539
3.3539

-0.8409
-0.8409
-0.2248
-0.2248
-0.2248

0.0000
3.3049
1.1806
0.4881
0.0000

0.0000
0.1600
0.9889
0.1600
0.0000

0.8967
0.8967
3.3539
3.3539
3.3539

-0.8409
-0.8409
-0.2248
-0.2248
-0.2248

VBA Function
M
q
0.00
-13.26
-13.12
16.97
3.87
41.67
-5.93
-2.47
0.00
-1.39

Q
0.00
0.64
37.06
-5.53
0.00

VBA Function : Infinite Beam

y
M
q
-3.5792E-05
-6.00
-2.33
2.5115E-04
-16.95
16.32
6.3730E-04
4.19
41.42
-3.5792E-05
-6.00
-2.33
-1.6986E-05
0.56
-1.10

Q
-5.53
3.47
37.08
-5.53
-0.58

y
-2.0402E-04
2.6105E-04
6.4105E-04
-3.8042E-05
-2.1373E-05

3.1416E+00 L >
0.78539816 L < /4 /4 L
7.12939758

Moment
Semi-Infinite

Infinite

10.00

Shear
Semi-Infinite

Infinite

15.00

10.00

15.00