DETERMINE THE DEFLECTION B AND C, ROTATION AT A AND D, BY AREA MOMENT METHOD.

SOLUTION IN A STEP BY STEP PROCESS. BRIEFLY STATE THE SOLUTION IN WORDS. NO SOLUTION IN HANDWRITTEN.

EI= CONSTANT
E= 1,500 ksi
I = 20,000in.4

1. TAKE A MOMENT AT POINT A TO GET THE REACTION AT POINT D.

ΣMA=0
1
15RD=1.5(6)[ (6)] +30(10)
2
RD=21.8KIPS

2. TAKE A MOMENT AT POINT D TO GET THE THE REACTION AT POINT A.

ΣMD=0
1
15RA=1.5(6)[ (6)+9]+30(5)
2
RA=17.2KIPS

3. DRAW THE AREA MOMENT DIAGRAM WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING MOMENT ARM LENGTH.
4. TO GET THE DEFLECTION AT B. SOLVE FIRST FOR THE T A/D= 1/EI(ΣA X)
1
t A/D=
EI
103.2(6) 196.2(9) 27(6) 120(4 )
= (4) + (9) - (4.5) - (7.33)
2 2 3 2
7,182.3
=
EI
=7,182.3 ¿ ¿

=0.414in.

1
THEN SOLVE FOR t B/D=
EI

1
t B/D=
EI
9(196.2) 120(4 )
= (3) - (1.33)
2 2
 =2,329.5 ¿ ¿

=0.134in.

BY SIMILAR TRIANGLES,

5. TO GET THE DEFLECTION AT C. SOLVE FOR

109 ( 5 )
t C/D= (1.67)
2
455.075 ( 12 ) 3
= 0.026
1,500(20,000)

BY SIMILAR TRIANGLES,

Y t A/ D
5
= 15

Y 0.414
5
= 15
Y=0.138

Y= C+t C/D
0.138= C+0.026
C=0.112in.

6. TO GET THE ROTATION AT A

1
Θ A=
EI
103.2(6) 196.2(9) 27(6) 120(4 )
= + - -
2 2 3 2
=898.5 ¿ ¿
-3 180
=4.3128X10 ×
π
o
=0.247