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Lesson Monday September 30th

During today’s lesson it’s demonstrated how you to use the force method for statically indeterminate problems which only involve bending

Demonstration

Given a structure as shown below:

Structure

Structure

We’ll apply the force method, specifically, the ‘hoekveranderingsvergelijkingen’.

Define mechanism compatibility conditions

To apply the ‘hoekveranderingsvergelijkingen’, we apply hinges, with statically indeterminate moments MBM_\text{B} and MDM_\text{D} and compatibility conditions φBAB=φBBD\varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{AB}}} = \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{BD}}} and φDBD=φDDC\varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{DC}}}

Mechanism with compatibility conditions

Mechanism with compatibility conditions

The structure has now become a mechanism, which will lead to rigid body rotations next to the bending. The deformation due to the rigid body rotations of the mechanism can be found as:

Deformation mechanisms

Deformation mechanisms

The deformations due to bending can be sketched as follows

Deformation due to bending

Deformation due to bending

These rotations can be found using the forget-me-nots and the rotations of each of the elements due to the rigid body rotations:

  • φBAB=MB4320000φBAB=MB230000 \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{AB}}} = \cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 4}{3\cdot 20000} \to \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{AB}}} = \cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 2}{30000}
  • φBBD=MB4320000MD462000020432420000θφBBD=MB230000MD300001375θ \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = -\cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 4}{3\cdot 20000} - \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 4}{6\cdot 20000} - \cfrac{20 \cdot 4^3}{24 \cdot20000} - \theta \to \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = -\cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 2}{30000} - \cfrac{M_\text{D}}{30000} - \cfrac{1}{375} - \theta
  • φDBD=MB4620000+MD4320000+20432420000θφDBD=MB30000+MD230000+1375θ \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = \cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 4}{6\cdot 20000} + \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 4}{3\cdot 20000} + \cfrac{20 \cdot 4^3}{24 \cdot20000} - \theta \to \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = \cfrac{M_\text{B}}{30000} + \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 2}{30000} + \cfrac{1}{375} - \theta
  • φDDC=MD423200002+θφDDC=MD230000+θ \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{DC}}} = - \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 4 \sqrt{2}}{3\cdot 20000 \sqrt{2}} + \theta \to \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{DC}}} = -\cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 2}{30000} + \theta

Solve statically indeterminate structure with compatibility conditions and equilibrium

The statically indeterminate forces and unknown rigid body rotation θ can now be solved. However, with only two compatibility conditions an additional equation is needed. This follows from equilibrium, in which the virtual work formulation is most efficient. Therefore, the mechanisms can be reused:

Mechanism for virtual work calculation

Mechanism for virtual work calculation

This leads to the virtual work equations: δA=0MBδθ+2042δθMDδθMDδθ=0MB+1602MD=0\delta A = 0 \to {M_{\rm{B}}} \cdot \delta \theta + 20 \cdot 4 \cdot 2\delta \theta - {M_{\rm{D}}} \cdot \delta \theta - {M_{\rm{D}}} \cdot \delta \theta = 0 \to {M_{\rm{B}}} + 160 - 2{M_{\rm{D}}} = 0

The compatibility conditions are as follows:

  • φBAB=φBBDMB230000=MB230000MD300001375θMB430000+MD30000+1375+θ=0\varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{AB}}} = \varphi _{\rm{B}}^{{\rm{BD}}} \to \cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 2}{30000} = -\cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 2}{30000} - \cfrac{M_\text{D}}{30000} - \cfrac{1}{375} - \theta \to \cfrac{M_\text{B}\cdot 4}{30000} + \cfrac{M_\text{D}}{30000} + \cfrac{1}{375} + \theta = 0
  • φDBD=φDDCMB30000+MD230000+1375θ=MD230000+θMB30000+MD430000+13752θ=0\varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{BD}}} = \varphi _{\rm{D}}^{{\rm{DC}}} \to \cfrac{M_\text{B}}{30000} + \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 2}{30000} + \cfrac{1}{375} - \theta = -\cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 2}{30000} + \theta \to \cfrac{M_\text{B}}{30000} + \cfrac{M_\text{D}\cdot 4}{30000} + \cfrac{1}{375} - 2\theta = 0

Solving these 3 equations gives:

  • MB=60 kNmM_\text{B} = -60 \text{ kNm}
  • MD=50 kNmM_\text{D} = 50 \text{ kNm}
  • θ=1130000.0036667 rad\theta = \cfrac{11}{3000} \approx 0.0036667 \text{ rad}

Section force diagrams

Given the solved moments, and 182042=40 kNm\cfrac{1}{8}\cdot20\cdot4^2 = 40 \text{ kNm}, the full moment diagram can be drawn:

The deformation signs for the shear forces follow from the M-line

And the sloped give the shear forces themselves:

  • VAB=604=15 kNV_\text{AB} = \cfrac{60}{4}= 15 \text{ kN}
  • VBBD=60+752=67.5 kNV_{\text{B}}^{\text{BD}} = \cfrac{60+75}{2} = 67.5 \text{ kN}
  • VD=75502=12.5 kNV_\text{D} = \cfrac{75-50}{2} = 12.5 \text{ kN}
  • VDC=5042=6.252 kNV_\text{DC} = \cfrac{50}{4\sqrt{2}} = 6.25\sqrt{2} \text{ kN}

The intersection of the V-line with 0, which coincides with the maximum moment can be found with 7.520=0.375 m\cfrac{7.5}{20} = 0.375 \text{ m}.

This leads to the following shear line:

Displacements

The nodal displacement can be found using the rigid body deformations:

  • ux,A=1130004=117500.01467 mu_{x,\text{A}} = \cfrac{11}{3000} \cdot 4 = \cfrac{11}{750} \approx 0.01467 \text{ m}
  • ux,B=1130004=117500.01467 mu_{x,\text{B}} = \cfrac{11}{3000} \cdot 4 = \cfrac{11}{750} \approx 0.01467 \text{ m}
  • ux,D=1130004=117500.01467 mu_{x,\text{D}} = \cfrac{11}{3000} \cdot 4 = \cfrac{11}{750} \approx 0.01467 \text{ m}
  • uz,D=1130004=117500.01467 mu_{z,\text{D}} = \cfrac{11}{3000} \cdot 4 = \cfrac{11}{750} \approx 0.01467 \text{ m}

This, together with the given direction of curvatures from the M-line gives the following displaced structure: