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1 CivilFEM Beam Analysis PDF
1 CivilFEM Beam Analysis PDF
Problem description:
Determine the bending moment around the local Z-axis and the transverse shear force in
the local Y-direction of the beam represented bellow:
Exercise: Beam Analysis.
Material properties:
• Steel Fe 430
Loads:
• W= 13500 N/m
Units and model tips:
• SI
• Beam structural elements.
Exercise: Beam Analysis.
Suggested Steps:
c d
Step 2: Create the geometry points.
a
b
f
Create points:
c a) Click Geometry tab.
d
b) Click Point.
c) Enter P1 for name of first point.
h
i d) Enter (0,0,0) for Coordinates.
j
e) Click OK.
f) Activate Referenced option.
l
g) Click Point.
h) Enter P2 for Name of 2nd point.
i) Select P1 as Reference Point.
l
j) Enter the Coordinates of the second point
referring to the first point.
k) Click OK.
e k l) Repeat from the step f) to j) to create the
third and fourth points.
Step 3: Create the geometry lines.
a
a
Create structural elements (Cont.):
d
Step 5: Create the structural elements.
a
Create structural elements (Cont):
a) Select structural element 2 within
b Entities window.
b) Enter 90° for Orientation.
c) Select Number as Control.
d) Select 10 as Number.
c
d
Step 5: Create the structural elements.
a
Create structural elements (Cont.):
a) Select structural element 3 within
b Entities window.
b) Enter 90° for Orientation.
c) Select Number as Control.
d) Enter 10 as Number.
d
Step 6: Create the mesh.
a
c
Step 6: Create the mesh.
c b
a
Mesh view:
d
a) Click Loads tab.
b) Click Load group.
c) Leave the default Name (Structural
loads).
d) On new contextual menu click Linear
load.
e
e) Select structural element 1 for
f
Structural element.
g
f) Enter (0,-1,0) as Direction.
g) Enter 13500 N/m for Load.
h h) Click OK and new.
Step 7: Apply loads.
Define the loads to be applied (Cont.):
Now repeat same procedure for 3rd span.
h
i i) Select structural element 3 for
j
Structural element.
k
j) Enter (0,-1,0) as Direction.
k) Enter 13500 N/m for Load.
Step 7: Apply loads.
a
d
e
f
Step 8: Create the boundary conditions.
Define boundary conditions (Cont.):
g) Click OK and new.
g
h) Select structural element 3 for
Structural element.
i) Enter (9,0,0) as Point.
j) Constrain Y, Z movements and
rotation about X axis.
i h
j
Step 9: Create the load case.
e
e
Step 9: Create the load case.
a
Define the Load case (Cont.):
a) Click Add boundary cond.
b) Select Boundary conditions group for
b Boundary conditions group.
c) Pull down Load case within Load case
Plot to check loads and boundary
conditions assigned to load case.
Step 10: Analyze the model.
b a
d
Step 11:Postprocess results.
a
Postprocess results:
c
a) Click Results tab.
b) Click Load file.
c) Chose the Result file in your working
directory.
d) Click Open.
d
e) Note how the Results bar changes and
that all options are now available.
e
Step 11:Postprocess results.
c
a
b
X component of stress:
a) Pull down Result type and select
Element results.
d b) Select X component of stress.
c) Click Plot.
d) Check the results (in Pa). Change results
units (MPa, Kp/cm2)
Step 11:Postprocess results.
a
c
b a
b a