Deflection and precambering of steel beams

Abstract

Steel beams are used in the construction of industrial, and commercial buildings, bridges, and other structures. Deflection in a steel beam describes the amount of deformation the beam will incur under load. Precambering reduces the deflection under load is one of the requirements of deflection checking. The present paper describes the calculus of deflection and the necessity of pre-cambering in different structural elements.