Free expansion of a cantilever beam

Introduction

Figure E.6-1 A cantilever steel beam of 3800 mm which is fixed at one end and the other end free has been heated to 100⁰C of temperature.

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Loading and boundary conditions

The cantilever beam has section dimensions of 20 x 20mm. Please see the .tcl for material properties.

Plot showing the thermal expansion of free end of the cantilever beam