Abstract:
The finite integral method is a numerical solution by which Brown and Trahair analyzed some differential equations. The kernel mechanism of the finite integral method is how to calculate
z =
z(
x) numerically when some values of
z′ =
z′(
x) are known. Function
z′ =
z′(
x) is the derivative of
z =
z(
x). Essentially, the deflection calculation by curvatures φ is a mathematical process to calculate
z from
z″. Based on the relations between
z-
z″ and
z′-
z″ in the finite integral solutions, the deflection-curvature matrix is derived by matrix operations, and the curvature-deflection equation is derived by the relation φ = -
z″. The curvature-deflection equations for some kinds of common boundary conditions are discussed. The finite integral solution for deflections of structures with complicated distribution of curvature is obtained.