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Spring constant of angled beam

I'm trying to solve for the dynamics of three blocks, shown below. Two blocks are pushed into a central shuttle, and their force is transmitted through a thin angled beam/pawl. The pawl bends when ...
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Deflection of Cantilever Beam with Midpoint Spring, Integration and Superposition Methods

How can I get the deflection required below using 1) the Integration and 2) Superposition methods (two ways)? The beam $AB$ is supported by a spring $CD$, which is fixed at $C$ with constant $k$, and ...
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Torsional rigidity D vs torsional rigidity factor k vs torsion constant J

I have a physics background so apologize my ignorance. I'm confused by the constants $D$, $\kappa$, and $J$ when it comes to torsion of beams. From what I understand $\kappa$ and $J$ are the same ...
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Equivalent spring of beam supported by springs

My professor gave us yesterday a problem to calculate the equivalent spring of the system shown in the attached figure. The problem: a cantilever beam supported by two springs $k_1$ and $k_2$ located ...
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