Abstract:
                                      The finite integral method is a numerical solution by which Brown and Trahair analyzed some differential equations. The kernel mechanism of the finite integral method is how to calculate 
z = 
z(
x) numerically when some values of 
z′ = 
z′(
x) are known. Function 
z′ = 
z′(
x) is the derivative of 
z = 
z(
x). Essentially, the deflection calculation by curvatures φ is a mathematical process to calculate 
z from 
z″. Based on the relations between 
z-
z″ and 
z′-
z″ in the finite integral solutions, the deflection-curvature matrix is derived by matrix operations, and the curvature-deflection equation is derived by the relation φ = - 
z″. The curvature-deflection equations for some kinds of common boundary conditions are discussed. The finite integral solution for deflections of structures with complicated distribution of curvature is obtained.