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8. A simply supported steel beam is subjected to two point-loads as shown in the figure. Thegoverning differential equation for the deflection curve is E I \frac{d^{2} q}{d x^{2}}-M(x)=0

b) Redo part a using 8 elements (each element is 50 cm long). c) Briefly discuss the results in parts (a) and (b).

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