The horizontal deflection of a parabolic curved beam of span 10 m and rise 3 m when loaded with a uniformly distributed load $$l$$ t per horizontal length, is (where $${I_{\text{c}}}$$ is the M.I. at the crown, which varies as the slope of the arch). A. $$\frac{{50}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$ B. $$\frac{{100}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$ C. $$\frac{{150}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$ D. $$\frac{{200}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$

$$rac{{50}}{{{ ext{E}}{I_{ ext{c}}}}}$$
$$rac{{100}}{{{ ext{E}}{I_{ ext{c}}}}}$$
$$rac{{150}}{{{ ext{E}}{I_{ ext{c}}}}}$$
$$rac{{200}}{{{ ext{E}}{I_{ ext{c}}}}}$$

The correct answer is $\boxed{\frac{{100}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}}$.

The horizontal deflection of a parabolic curved beam of span 10 m and rise 3 m when loaded with a uniformly distributed load $l$ t per horizontal length is given by the following formula:

$$\delta = \frac{{50}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$

where $E$ is the Young’s modulus of the beam material and $I_c$ is the moment of inertia of the beam cross-section at the crown.

The moment of inertia of a parabolic beam cross-section at the crown is given by the following formula:

$$I_c = \frac{{1}{4}}{{b^3}}$$

where $b$ is the width of the beam.

The Young’s modulus of steel is approximately $200 \times {10^9}$ Pa.

The width of a typical steel beam is approximately 0.3 m.

Therefore, the horizontal deflection of a parabolic curved beam of span 10 m and rise 3 m when loaded with a uniformly distributed load $l$ t per horizontal length is approximately:

$$\delta = \frac{{50}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}} = \frac{{50}}{{200 \times {10^9} \times \frac{{1}{4}}{{0.3^3}}}} = \frac{{100}}{{{\text{E}}{I_{\text{c}}}}}$$

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