deflection of a cantilever beam

calculates the deflection, bending moment and shear force for a cantilever beam.
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The program uses a simple algorithm to calculate the deflection at each point of a cantilever beam subjected to arbitrary loading distribution, the program also calculates and plots the bending moment and shear force in the beam.
No tricky FEM, just a simple difference method

Cite As

Abhilash Harpale (2026). deflection of a cantilever beam (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/31112-deflection-of-a-cantilever-beam), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R14
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

Updated Description

1.0.0.0