Solution of a linear truss structure

made of 5 bars and 5 nodes

Applied Load (F) 1.00E+04 N

Bar 01 Bar 02 Bar 03 Bar 04 Bar 05

D1 10 mm D2 12 mm D3 15 mm D4 15 mm D5 15 mm
L1 2m L2 2m L3 3m L4 3m L5 3m
E1 2.50E+09 Pa E2 2.50E+09 Pa E3 2.50E+09 Pa E4 2.50E+09 Pa E5 2.50E+09 Pa

A1 7.854E-05 m2 A2 1.131E-04 m2 A3 1.767E-04 m2 A4 1.767E-04 m2 A5 1.767E-04 m2

K1 9.82E+04 K2 1.41E+05 K3 1.47E+05 K4 1.47E+05 K5 1.47E+05

Element Stiffness Matrix Element Stiffness Matrix Element Stiffness Matrix Element Stiffness Matrix Element Stiffness Matrix
9.82E+04 -9.82E+04 1.41E+05 -1.41E+05 1.47E+05 -1.47E+05 1.47E+05 -1.47E+05 1.47E+05 -1.47E+05
-9.82E+04 9.82E+04 -1.41E+05 1.41E+05 -1.47E+05 1.47E+05 -1.47E+05 1.47E+05 -1.47E+05 1.47E+05

Connectivities bar 01 Connectivities bar 03 Connectivities bar 03 Connectivities bar 04 Connectivities bar 05
Node 1 1 Node 1 2 Node 1 3 Node 1 3 Node 1 4
Node 2 3 Node 2 3 Node 2 4 Node 2 4 Node 2 5

Bar 01 in global stiffness matrix Bar 02 in global stiffness matrix Bar 03 in global stiffness matrix Bar 04 in global stiffness matrix Bar 05 in global stiffness matrix
98174.7704247 0 -98174.770425 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 141371.669 -141371.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-98174.770425 0 98174.770425 0 0 0 -141371.67 141371.67 0 0 0 0 147262 -147262.2 0 0 0 147262.16 -147262.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -147262 147262.16 0 0 0 -147262.2 147262.16 0 0 0 0 147262.16 -147262.2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -147262.2 147262.16

Final problem

R1 98174.770425 0 -98174.77 0 0 0
R2 0 141371.67 -141371.7 0 0 0
0 = -98174.770425 -141371.7 534070.75 -294524.3 0 * u3
0 0 0 -294524.3 441786.47 -147262.16 u4
1.00E+04 0 0 0 -147262.2 147262.16 u5

Linear system to be solved (after applying boundar conditons)

0 534070.75 -294524.3 0 u3
0 = -294524.3 441786.47 -147262.16 * u4
10000 0 -147262.2 147262.16 u5

Solution of the linear system

4.1745559E-06 4.175E-06 4.1745559E-06 0 0.04174556
4.1745559E-06 7.57E-06 7.5698613E-06 * 0 = 7.57E-02
4.1745559E-06 7.57E-06 1.4360472E-05 10000 1.44E-01

Calculatoin of final deformation

u3 0.042 m
u4 0.076 m
u5 0.144 m

Validation of the results

-4.10E+03 98174.770425 0 -98174.77 0 0 0.000

-5.90E+03 0 141371.67 -141371.7 0 0 0.000
0.00E+00 = -98174.770425 -141371.7 534070.75 -294524.3 0 * 0.042
0.00E+00 0 0 -294524.3 441786.47 -147262.16 0.076
1.00E+04 0 0 0 -147262.2 147262.16 0.144

Strains and stresses

e1 2.087E-02 s1 52.18 MPa

e2 2.087E-02 s2 52.18 MPa
e3 1.132E-02 s3 28.29 MPa
e4 1.132E-02 s4 28.29 MPa
e5 2.264E-02 s4 56.59 MPa
SOLVE

0.041745559
0.075698613

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