Question

The effective stiffness of a cantilever beam of length L and flexural rigidity EI subjected to a transverse tip load W is

Options :

  1. 3EI/L³

  2. 2EI/L³

  3. L³/2EI

  4. L³/3EI

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Answer :

3EI/L³

Solution :

δ= WL³/3EI


K= W/δ= 3EI/L³

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