The stepped shaft chosen to illustrate the numerical integration method is the same one used in R. Bruce Hopkins’ 1961 article in Machine Design (“Calculating Deflections in Stepped Shafts and Nonuniform Beams,” July 6, 1961).
The stepped shaft chosen to illustrate the numerical integration method is the same one used in R. Bruce Hopkins’ 1961 article in Machine Design (“Calculating Deflections in Stepped Shafts and Nonuniform Beams,” July 6, 1961).