A beam of length L is embedded in concrete walls. If a constant load is distributed evenly along its length, the beam takes the shape of the deflection curve where and are constants which depend on the material of the beam and the shape of its cross section. Sketch the graph of the deflection curve including all the details. Where does the maximum deflection occur, and what is its magnitude?

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A beam of length L is embedded in concrete walls. If a constant load  is distributed evenly along its length, the beam takes the shape of the deflection curve    where   and   are constants which depend on the material of the beam and the shape of its cross section. Sketch the graph of the deflection curve including all the details. Where does the maximum deflection occur, and what is its magnitude?