PART 2: THEORY CALCULATION

Load = 5 N
z
y

S2
x
a

S1

= 350mm

S3

=5N

= 330mm

= 360 mm

= 440mm

Member
S1

Lx
350

Ly
- 180

Lz
20

L
394.08

t
0.01

F=Lxt(N)
3.9408

S2

350

180

20

394.08

0.01

3.9408

S3

350

-330

481.04

- 0.01

-4.8104

External
Force

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Fz = 0

;
;
;

350tS1
- 180tS1
20tS1

+
+
+

350tS2
180tS2
20tS2

+
+
+

350tS3
0tS3
-330tS3

= 0..( 1 )
= 0..( 2 )
= 5..( 3 )

Fx = 0
Fz = 0

;
;

350tS1
20tS1

+
+

350tS2
20tS2

+
+

350tS3
-330tS3

= 0 ( 1 ) x 20
= 5...( 3 ) x 350

7000tS1
7000tS1

+
+

7000tS2
7000tS2

+ 7000tS3
+ -115500tS3

(-)

122500tS3

Fx = 0
Fy = 0

;
;

(-)

350tS1
- 180tS1

+
+

350tS2
180tS2

63000tS1
-63000tS1

+
+

63000tS2
63000tS2

tS3

+ 350 (-0.01)
+
0tS3

126000 tS1

Fy = 0

- 180tS1

180tS2

- 180(0.01)

180tS2
180tS2

tS1
0tS3

= 0
= 1750
= - 1750
= - 1750/ 122500
= - 0.01
= 0( 1 ) x 180
= 0( 2 ) x 350
=
=

630
0

=
=
=

630
630/126000
0.01

0( 2 )

=
=

0
1.8

=
=

tS2

1.8/180
0.01

Load = 10 N
z
y

S2
x
a

S1

= 350mm

S3

= 10 N

= 330mm

= 360 mm

= 440mm

Member
S1

Lx
350

Ly
- 180

Lz
20

L
394.08

t
0.015

F=Lxt(N)
5.9112

S2

350

180

20

394.08

0.015

5.9112

S3

350

-330

481.04

- 0.03

-14.4312

External
Force

10

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Fz = 0

;
;
;

350tS1
- 180tS1
20tS1

+
+
+

350tS2
180tS2
20tS2

+
+
+

350tS3
0tS3
-330tS3

= 0..( 1 )
= 0..( 2 )
= 10....( 3 )

Fx = 0
Fz = 0

;
;

350tS1
20tS1

+
+

350tS2
20tS2

+
+

350tS3
-330tS3

= 0 ( 1 ) x 20
= 10...( 3 ) x 350

7000tS1
7000tS1

+
+

7000tS2
7000tS2

+ 7000tS3
+ -115500tS3

(-)

122500tS3

Fx = 0
Fy = 0

;
;

(-)

350tS1
- 180tS1

+
+

350tS2
180tS2

63000tS1
-63000tS1

+
+

63000tS2
63000tS2

tS3

+ 350 (-0.03)
+
0tS3

126000 tS1

Fy = 0

- 180tS1
- 180(0.015)

180tS2
+

+
180tS2
180tS2

tS1
0tS3

= 0
= 3500
= - 3500
= - 3500/ 122500
= - 0.03
= 0( 1 ) x 180
= 0( 2 ) x 350
=
=

1890
0

=
=
=

1890
1890/126000
0.015

0( 2 )

=
=

0
2.7

=
=

tS2

2.7/180
0.015

Load = 15 N
z
y

S2
x
a

S1

= 350mm

S3

= 15 N

= 330mm

= 360 mm

= 440mm

Member
S1

Lx
350

Ly
- 180

Lz
20

L
394.08

t
0.02

F=Lxt(N)
7.8816

S2

350

180

20

394.08

0.02

7.8816

S3

350

-330

481.04

- 0.04

-19.2416

External
Force

15

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Fz = 0

;
;
;

350tS1
- 180tS1
20tS1

+
+
+

350tS2
180tS2
20tS2

+
+
+

350tS3
0tS3
-330tS3

= 0..( 1 )
= 0..( 2 )
= 15....( 3 )

Fx = 0
Fz = 0

;
;

350tS1
20tS1

+
+

350tS2
20tS2

+
+

350tS3
-330tS3

= 0 ( 1 ) x 20
= 15.( 3 ) x 350

7000tS1
7000tS1

+
+

7000tS2
7000tS2

+ 7000tS3
+ -115500tS3

(-)

122500tS3

Fx = 0
Fy = 0

;
;

(-)

350tS1
- 180tS1

+
+

350tS2
180tS2

63000tS1
-63000tS1

+
+

63000tS2
63000tS2

tS3

+ 350 (-0.04)
+
0tS3

126000 tS1

Fy = 0

- 180tS1

180tS2

- 180(0.02)

180tS2
180tS2

tS1
0tS3

= 0
= 5250
= - 5250
= - 5250/ 122500
= - 0.04
= 0( 1 ) x 180
= 0( 2 ) x 350
=
=

2520
0

=
=
=

2520
2520/126000
0.02

0( 2 )

=
=
=

0
3.6
3.6/180

tS2

0.02

Load = 20 N
z
y

S2
x
a

S1

= 350mm

S3

= 20 N

= 330mm

= 360 mm

= 440mm

Member
S1

Lx
350

Ly
- 180

Lz
20

L
394.08

t
0.03

F=Lxt(N)
11.8224

S2

350

180

20

394.08

0.03

11.8224

S3

350

-330

481.04

- 0.06

-28.8624

External
Force

20

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Fz = 0

;
;
;

350tS1
- 180tS1
20tS1

+
+
+

350tS2
180tS2
20tS2

+
+
+

350tS3
0tS3
-330tS3

= 0..( 1 )
= 0..( 2 )
= 20....( 3 )

Fx = 0
Fz = 0

;
;

350tS1
20tS1

+
+

350tS2
20tS2

+
+

350tS3
-330tS3

= 0 ( 1 ) x 20
= 20..( 3 ) x 350

7000tS1
7000tS1

+
+

7000tS2
7000tS2

+ 7000tS3
+ -115500tS3

(-)

122500tS3

Fx = 0
Fy = 0

;
;

(-)

350tS1
- 180tS1

+
+

350tS2
180tS2

63000tS1
-63000tS1

+
+

63000tS2
63000tS2

tS3

+ 350 (-0.06)
+
0tS3

126000 tS1

Fy = 0

- 180tS1

180tS2

- 180(0.03)

180tS2
180tS2

tS1
0tS3

= 0
= 7000
= - 7000
= - 7000/ 122500
= - 0.06
= 0( 1 ) x 180
= 0( 2 ) x 350
=
=

3780
0

=
=
=

3780
3780/126000
0.03

0( 2 )

=
=

0
5.4

=
=

tS2

5.4/180
0.03

Load = 25 N
z
y

S2
x
a

S1

= 350mm

S3

= 25 N

= 330mm

= 360 mm

= 440mm

Member
S1

Lx
350

Ly
- 180

Lz
20

L
394.08

t
0.04

F=Lxt(N)
15.7632

S2

350

180

20

394.08

0.04

15.7632

S3

350

-330

481.04

- 0.07

-33.6728

External
Force

25

Fx = 0
Fy = 0
Fz = 0

;
;
;

350tS1
- 180tS1
20tS1

+
+
+

350tS2
180tS2
20tS2

+
+
+

350tS3
0tS3
-330tS3

= 0..( 1 )
= 0..( 2 )
= 25....( 3 )

Fx = 0
Fz = 0

;
;

350tS1
20tS1

+
+

350tS2
20tS2

+
+

350tS3
-330tS3

= 0 ( 1 ) x 20
= 25..( 3 ) x 350

7000tS1
7000tS1

+
+

7000tS2
7000tS2

+ 7000tS3
+ -115500tS3

(-)

122500tS3

Fx = 0
Fy = 0

;
;

(-)

350tS1
- 180tS1

+
+

350tS2
180tS2

63000tS1
-63000tS1

+
+

63000tS2
63000tS2

tS3

+ 350 (-0.07)
+
0tS3

126000 tS1

Fy = 0

- 180tS1

180tS2

- 180(0.04)

180tS2
180tS2

tS1
0tS3

= 0
= 8750
= - 8750
= - 8750/ 122500
= - 0.07
= 0( 1 ) x 180
= 0( 2 ) x 350
=
=

4410
0

=
=
=

4410
4410/126000
0.04

0( 2 )

=
=
=

0
7.2
7.2/180

tS2

0.04

Plot the graph of force against load for the theoretical and experimental results for Table 2

FORCE ( N )

FORCE ( N ) VERSUS LOAD ( N )

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

Experiment S1 = S2

Theory S1 = S2

10

15

20

25

LOAD ( N )

FORCE ( N ) VERSUS LOAD ( N )

LOAD ( N )

0
-5

10

15

20

25

FORCE ( N )

-10
-15
-20
-25

Theory S3

-30
-35
-40

Experiment S3