Recall ( or re - watch ) the derivation of the differential equation for deflection. During that derivation a simplification was made to produce the
Recall or rewatch the derivation of the differential equation for deflection. During that derivation a simplification was made to produce the interim differential equation dydxMEIdydxMEI, which in turn led us to the differential equation for small deflections of a beam within its elastic limit We will call the approximation that allowed the simplification the small deflections condition An approximation being accurate to nn decimal places means that the approximation is within
