Open AccessComparative analysis of methods to determine deflection in steel beams: theoretical analysis, finite element and experimental
Author(s) -
Gabriela Alor-Saavedra,
Francisco Alejandro Alaffita-Hernández,
Beatris Adriana Escobedo-Trujillo,
Oscar Silva-Aguilar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de tecnología e innovación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-3993
DOI - 10.35429/jti.2020.21.7.32.37
Subject(s) - deflection (physics) , finite element method , structural engineering , differential equation , experimental data , beam (structure) , engineering , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , classical mechanics , statistics
This work makes a comparative study of two methods to determine deflection in steel beams: (a) Theoretical and (b) Finite element. For method (a) the solution of the differential equation associated with the modeling of the deflection of a beam is found, while for method (b) a simulation is made in Solidworks. Both methods are compared with experimental data in order to analyze which of the methods presents less uncertainty and show the usefulness of the theoretical part in the modeling of physical systems.