ABSTRACT
IT(x) = 1.832 179(e4x - e-4x ) I (8.4) The exact solution at selected values of x is tabulated in Table 8.1 and illustrated in Figure 8.2.
The deflection of a laterally loaded symmetrical beam, illustrated at the bottom of Figure 8.1, is considered in this chapter to illustrate finite difference methods for solving fourth-order boundary value ODEs. This problem is discussed in Section 11.6 and solved in Section 8.4.3.
