There are many situations in motion applications where a linear guide or actuator isn’t fully supported along its entire length. In these cases, deflection (due to the component’s own weight and due ...

In Chapters 9, 10 and 11 we investigated the strength of beams in terms of the stresses produced by the action of bending, shear and torsion, respectively. An associated problem is the determination ...

When used in structural engineering, the term deflection refers to load-induced displacement, which typically affects beam designs. It can be an extremely complicated value to calculate when ...