Problem 2
Consider a cantilever beam of length L with rectangular cross section of width b and height 2h
that is made from a rigid plastic material with strength coefficient K and strain hardening
exponent n.
a) Locating the origin of the coordinate system at the fixed end, determine the deflection v(x) if
the beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed transverse load p.
b) Verify that for K = E and n = 1, the elastic solution for the maximum deflection $v_{max}$ is
recovered.
