Two cantilever beams ABC and DE are connected to an axial bar BE as indicated in...

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Two cantilever beams ABC and DE are connected to an axial bar BE as indicated in the figure. A uniform distributed force qo acts along the entirety of beam ABC. Beam ABC has length 2L and flexural rigidity EI. Beam DE has length L and flexural rigidity EI. Bar BE has length L and axial rigidity EA = 6 6 L2 (a) Determine the force in the bar BE. (b) Determine the deflection at E, SE = v(L) for the lower beam. Your answers should be in terms of qo, L, and EI. 90 B L L EI EI EA L E L C Two cantilever beams ABC and DE are connected to an axial bar BE as indicated in the figure. A uniform distributed force qo acts along the entirety of beam ABC. Beam ABC has length 2L and flexural rigidity EI. Beam DE has length L and flexural rigidity EI. Bar BE has length L and axial rigidity EA = 6 6 L2 (a) Determine the force in the bar BE. (b) Determine the deflection at E, SE = v(L) for the lower beam. Your answers should be in terms of qo, L, and EI. 90 B L L EI EI EA L E L C