5.5 APPLICATION OF PLANE FRAME ELEMENTS
‘The method of assemblage and procedure of
elements are introduced with the aid of illust ee een
‘examples.
Frame Example 1 Inextensible sai
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Figure S21, Inextesibl square frame.
to find the defecsion shape, the sbeasing foree diagram, and the beading moment
tame is a structure of double symmetry, only a quadrant
sa b-2 and 2-3, are used. The reason that we assume
inate the axial degrees of freedom so that we
‘Semonstrating the necessary procedure. The present
‘by no means to be limited by such
umptin. conditions for the two-clement model shown in Fig. 5.21 are
eye ejzneu= 80 duetosymmetry
and no due to small deflection
20 ue to inextensibilty
‘as urea, we have only to formlate « ot of tee eiincas cqualons Wits of
arrears tc owo elcanent inne ecquaons domed Ea Ea (3-12): The diese
Sines and cosines are
y=0 and p= forelement 1-2
het and = 0 forclement2-3
‘Thus we have180 ‘Beam and Plane Frame Elements Chap. 5
The solution is
“ ® ) A
b <
.{7aai| 2 secon} 0 {=z} 6 sa
| uJ
and slopes into the elements
» 6
The internal shearing fr
‘nodal displaceme
For element 1-2, we have
2 6 p
ss a £ s| |-f
th ° ° o| jo
6 3PL
aie; 2 3PL
fe (ees (PS ie a
See ata 6 |aser)) (7) 2
é cP r| 2
v ° ° o| jo
6 a
For element 2, we have
x ° ° o)} fo
‘ 2
6 12 o| Jo
% z B
6 at|
fle Blea ete L (23) ! .
oc Et |eseameess oo ° wei) )0{~) 0
‘ 2
ae u| jo
e L c
6 a
ats: oleae
M, 2 eT “
not needed
“The deflection curve, the shearing force, and the bending moment diagrams are shown,
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shear
Figere $22. Deflection shape,
By using the method of partitioning and substitution as described in Eqs. (549)
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‘The solution is
ES,
2EA
PL SPL’
2EA” a8Er
(3) ae ) sai
oJ > ~aserlsz}
those obtained inthe inextensible ease (Eq.
1, # 0, the magnitudes of the displacements u, and u, are both increased by an amount
of PL/2EA
‘When the new values for the displacements and rotations are substituted into
the two element stifiness equations, respectively, we find
P P
ol 2 % or
niles [he x] | o
3PL PL
AL ie ales
EAR pes mo
x 2 x 2
Y o Ys 0
PL mL
M; Ss My =
Compared with those
of ~P/2 and P/2, respect
thus properly included.
inextensible case, Xs an
fead of zero. The axial fo
ow possess values
this problem are
the same length L, axi
find the deflection shape and the shear force and bending moment diagrams by using
three frame elements
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Figure $23. Ansisyrmetrical Z. frame. ,
“The fixed conditions at points 1 and 4 provided that
w=) = 0,2 m= 2 =O
‘We have a set of six stiffness equations154 Beam and Plane Frame chap. 5
can be disregarded
three members carry only bending moments and shear forees, no axial
hown in Fig. 5.24. The forces and moments for element
iness matrix by the six nodal degrees of freedom.
xi °
the shear forces and bending moments for element
the shear and moment diagrams for the whole frame as shown
1d to truss bars
Jes bars whose
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Bc =
Figure $24 Detection shape, shear diagram, and moment diagram for the frame
in Fig. 523
‘ends are connected to the frame by hinges, The square frame has constant bending
“EL For simplicity of solution, all truss bars are assumed to have the same
Tigidity with EA = 12V3EI/ L*. The frame is loaded by a pair of parting forces P.
Letit be required to find the deflection shape and the shear force and bending moment.