# Bending of the simply supported beam

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**Category:** dolfinx\
**Created:** [January 6, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/bending-of-the-simply-supported-beam/13234 "2024-01-06T23:39:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![dokken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/dokken/32/1560_2.png) [@dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/dokken)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/bending-of-the-simply-supported-beam/13234/4 "2024-06-06T03:48:47Z")

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I’ve shown how to apply a point load in

> [@Point Sources (Redux)](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/point-sources-redux/13496/6):
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> Following my post above, with a minor adaptations, a point source can be implemented as follows: # Create a point source for Poisson problem # Author: Jørgen S. Dokken # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT from mpi4py import MPI from petsc4py import PETSc import dolfinx import dolfinx.fem.petsc import numpy as np import ufl def compute\_cell\_contributions(V, points): # Determine what process owns a point and what cells it lies within mesh = V.mesh \_, \_, owning\_points, cells = dolfinx.cp…

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