GATE 2024 Civil Engineering Q49

Question

For the 6 m long horizontal cantilever beam PQR shown in the figure, Q is the mid-point. Segment PQ of the beam has flexural rigidity EI = 2 × 10$^5$ kN. m$^2$ whereas the segment QR has infinite flexural rigidity. Segment QR is subjected to uniformly distributed, vertically downward load of 5 kN/m.

The magnitude of the vertical displacement (in mm) at point Q is ________ (rounded off to 3 decimal places).

Accepted Answer

1.176 to 1.186