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C B
3m
Solution
Numbering the nodes and members:
4
3
A
2
Node Coordinate
1 (0,0)
1
4 m
2 kN 6 2 (3,4)
5 3 (3,0)
2 C 2 B
1 Δ3 = Δ 4 = Δ 5 = Δ 6 = 0
1 3 m
F1 = 0, F2 = -2 kN
3
1
Stiffness matrix for members:
1 2
Member 1: , L = 32 42 = 5m
30
λx = cos θx = = 0.6
5
40
λy = cos θy = = 0.8
5
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Member 2: 1 3 , L = 3m
30
λx = cos θx = = 1
3
00
λy = cos θy = = 0
3
λx2 = 1, λy2 = 0, λx λy = 0
2
1 2 5 6
1 0 1 0 1
0 2
EA 0 0 0
K2 =
L 1 0 1 0 5
0 0 0 0 6
1 2 5 6
0.333 0 0.333 0 1
0 0 0 0 2
= EA
0.333 0 0.333 0 5
0 0 0 0 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
Known variables:
0 3
0 4 0 1
Δk = Fk =
0 5 2 2
0
6
4 3
3
3
Then, F = KsΔ
0 0.405 0.096 1
2 = EA 0.096 0.128
2
0 = EA (0.405Δ1 + 0.096Δ2)
-2 = EA (0.096Δ1 + 0.128Δ2)
Then,
4.505
Δ1 =
EA
19.003
Δ2 =
EA
F 3 0.072 0.096
F 0.096 0.128
4 = AE 4.505 EA
F 5 0.333 0 19.003 EA
F 6 0 0
4
Then,
4.505 19.003
F3 = (-0.072AE) ( ) + (-0.096AE) ( )
EA EA
= 1.5 kN (→)
4.505 19.003
F4 = (-0.096AE) ( ) + (-0.128AE) ( )
EA EA
= 2.0 kN (↑)
4.505
F5 = (-0.333AE) ( )+0
EA
= -1.5 kN (←)
F6 = 0
Force in member 1,
1
EA
f
2 1
=
L
x y x y 2
3
4
4.505 EA
19.003 EA
EA
=
5
0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8
0
0
= 2.5 kN (tension) #
5
Force in member 2:
4.505 AE
19.003 AE
EA
f
2 2
=
3
1 0 1 0
0
0
= -1.5 kN (compression) #
A
1.5 kN
2 kN
2.5 kN
2 kN
C 1.5 kN B
1.5 kN
Forces in members