The figure shows an L shaped rigid bar A B C D with a horizontal segment A B C of length 750 millimeters and a vertical segment C D of height 300 millimeters. The bar is pinned at C and supported by vertical and horizontal rods labeled 1 and 2 of length 600 millimeters and 150 millimeters at A and D respectively. The other end of the support rods is pinned. A load P which equals 80 kilo newtons directed vertically downwards acts at the point B which is 400 millimeters to the right of C. The bar is deflected downwards at the point A and deflected leftwards at the point D. The initial length of the support rod 1 is L subscript 1 and the final elongated length is L subscript final. The downward deflection at A is v subscript A. The initial length of support rod 2 is L subscript 2 and the final compressed length is L subscript final. The leftward deflection is v subscript D.

The deformation of rod (1) is given by:

δ1=F1L1A1E1

To find the rigid bar deflection at A, recall that
vA=δ1

vA=δ1=(11.062 kN)(600 mm)(1,000 N/kN)(70.0 mm2)(200,000 N/mm2)       vA=0.474 mm (downward)