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stiffness matrix method for 3dpin-jointed strutures(space truss)

I.) Joint Coordinates,Degrees of Freedom, Loads and Support

max=12 coordinates (mm) freedom (max=12) loads (KN)


node x y z u v w Fx
1 0 0 0
2 5000 0 0
3 2500 6000 0
4 2500 2000 5000 1 2 3 10

ll.) Member Incidence, Properties and Direction Cosines


Properties
(max=12) Incidence mm^2 KN/mm^2 mm mm mm
Elem. Start End Area Elasticity X₂-X₁ Y₂-Y₁ Z₂-Z₁
1 1 4 90 200 2500 2000 5000
2 2 4 100 200 -2500 2000 5000
3 3 4 110 200 0 -4000 5000

Element Stiffness Matrices


Element 1
lm ln mn l^2 m^2 n^2 (-lm) (-ln)
0.430035 1.0750876 0.86007 0.5375438 0.344028 2.150175 -0.43004 -1.0751

0.537544 0.430035 1.075088 -0.537544 -0.43004 -1.075088


0.430035 0.344028 0.86007 -0.430035 -0.34403 -0.86007
1.075088 0.86007 2.150175 -1.075088 -0.86007 -2.150175
F1 -0.53754 -0.430035 -1.07509 0.5375438 0.430035 1.075088
F2 -0.43004 -0.344028 -0.86007 0.430035 0.344028 0.86007
F3 -1.07509 -0.86007 -2.15018 1.0750876 0.86007 2.150175
Element 2
lm ln mn l^2 m^2 n^2 (-lm) (-ln)
-0.47782 -1.1945417 0.955633 0.5972709 0.382253 2.389083 0.47782 1.19454

0.597271 -0.4778167 -1.19454 -0.597271 0.477817 1.194542


-0.47782 0.3822534 0.955633 0.4778167 -0.38225 -0.955633
-1.19454 0.9556334 2.389083 1.1945417 -0.95563 -2.389083
f1 -0.59727 0.4778167 1.194542 0.5972709 -0.47782 -1.194542
F2 0.477817 -0.3822534 -0.95563 -0.477817 0.382253 0.955633
F3 1.194542 -0.9556334 -2.38908 -1.194542 0.955633 2.389083

Element 3
lm ln mn l^2 m^2 n^2 (-lm) (-ln)
0 0 -1.67601 0 1.340809 2.095014 0 0

0 0 -1.67601 0 0 0
0 1.3408089 -1.67601 0 -1.34081 1.676011
0 -1.6760111 2.095014 0 1.676011 -2.095014
f1 0 0 0 0 0 0
f2 0 -1.3408089 1.676011 0 1.340809 -1.676011
f3 0 1.6760111 -2.09501 0 -1.67601 2.095014
loads (KN)
Fy Fz

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Direct Cosines
mm KN/mm Direct Cosines x AE/L
length l m n AE/L lm ln mn l^2
5937.171043519 0.42108 0.33686 0.84215 3.0317469 0.430035 1.07509 0.86007 0.53754
5937.171043519 -0.42108 0.33686 0.84215 3.3686077 -0.477817 -1.19454 0.95563 0.59727
6403.124237433 0 -0.6247 0.78087 3.4358228 0 0 -1.676 0

(-mn) (-l^2) (-m^2) (-n^2)


-0.860070047 -0.53754 -0.34403 -2.1502
Spanded Matrix
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 0.53754 0.43004 1.07509
2 0.43004 0.34403 0.86007
3 1.07509 0.86007 2.15018
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

(-mn) (-l^2) (-m^2) (-n^2)


-0.9556333856 -0.59727 -0.38225 -2.3891
Elem.2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 0.59727 -0.47782 -1.1945
2 -0.47782 0.38225 0.95563
3 -1.19454 0.95563 2.38908
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

(-mn) (-l^2) (-m^2) (-n^2)


1.6760111032 0 -1.34081 -2.095
Elem.3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 0 0 0
2 0 1.34081 -1.676
3 0 -1.67601 2.09501
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
global
1 1.13481 -0.04778 -0.1195
2 -0.04778 2.06709 0.13969
3 -0.11945 0.13969 6.63427
inverse
1 0.88365 0.01938 0.0155 10
2 0.01938 0.48489 -0.0099 8
3 0.0155 -0.00986 0.15122 -15

displacement
d1 8.75898
d2 4.22079
d3 -2.19215

ELEMENT AE/L l m n U2-U1 V2-V1 W2-W1


1 3.03175 0.42108 0.33686 0.8421519 8.7589765 4.22079 -2.1921
2 3.36861 -0.42108 0.33686 0.8421519 8.7589765 4.22079 -2.1921
3 3.43582 0 -0.6247 0.7808688 8.7589765 4.22079 -2.1921
ect Cosines x AE/L
m^2 n^2 (-lm) (-ln) (-mn) (-l^2) (-m^2) (-n^2)
0.3440280188 2.15018 -0.4300350235 -1.07509 -0.86007 -0.5375438 -0.344 -2.150175
0.3822533542 2.38908 0.4778166928 1.19454 -0.9556334 -0.5972709 -0.3823 -2.389083
1.3408088826 2.09501 0 0 1.6760111 0 -1.3408 -2.095014
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 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

9 10 11 12
9 10 11 12

9 10 11 12
AXIAL FORCES
9.8952850725
-13.8533991015
-14.9406232207

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