clear; clc; f = 8;//tons/in^2 E = 12800;// tons/in^2 k1 = 1/480;//central deflection = k = delta/l k2 = (5/24)*(f/E)/k1 ;//k2 = d/l = deapth to span ratio printf('The ratio of deapth to span, d/l = %f ',k2);