Matrix Methods for Structural Analysis

Assignment 1

Name : Tewele Brhane ID.No. GSR/1507/14

Problem Solution
Statically:
r=4, j=10, m= 21
r+m=4+21=25, 2j =2*10=20
 r+m>2j…statically stable.
 Degree of static indeterminancy
=(r+m)-2j=25-20=5

 The truss is statically indeterminate

to 5th degree.
PLANE TRUSS
Kinematically:
 Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=2
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=2j=2*10=20
 Available number reactions=4
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
of reactions) =20-4=16

 The truss is kinematically

indeterminate to 16th degree.
Statically:
r=8, j=5, m= 4
r+m=8+4=12, 2j =2*5=10
 r+m>2j…statically stable.
 Degree of static indeterminancy
=(r+m)-2j=12-10=2

 The truss is statically indeterminate

to 2nd degree.
Kinematically:
 Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=2
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=2j=2*5=10
 Available number reactions=8
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
of reactions) =10-8=2

 The truss is kinematically

indeterminate to 2nd degree.
Problem Solution

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Statically:
r=4,c=2-1=1
3+c=3+1=4
 r=3+c
BEAM  The beam is statically stable
determinate structure.
Kinematically:
 Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=3
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=3j=3*3=9
 Available number reactions=4
 Number of conditional equations, c=1
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
of reactions + c) =9-4+1=5

 The beam is kinematically

indeterminate to 5th degree.

Statically:
r=9, m=13, j=11, c=4-1=3
r+3m=9+3*13=48
3j+c=3*11+3=36
 (r+3m)>3j…The frame is
statically stable.
 Degree of static
indeterminacy=(r+3m)-3j=48-
36=12
 The frame is statically indeterminate
to 12th degree.
Kinematically:
 Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=3
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=3j=3*11=33
 Available number reactions=9
 Number of conditional equations, c=3
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
of reactions + c) =33-9+3=27
The frame is kinematically indeterminate to
27th degree.

Problem Solution

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Statically:
r=3*3=9, j=4, m= 6
r+m=9+6=15, 3j =3*4=12
 r+m>3j…statically stable.
 Degree of static indeterminancy
=(r+m)-2j=15-12=3
 The truss is statically indeterminate
to 3rd degree.
Kinematically:
 Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=3
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=3j=3*4=12
 Available number reactions=9
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
reactions) =12-9=3

(3D) SPACE TRUSS  The truss is kinematically

indeterminate to 3rd degree.
Statically:
r=6*6=36, m=21, j=16, c=0
r+6m=36+6*21=162
6j+c=6*16+0=96
 (r+6m)>6j+c…The frame is
statically stable.
 Degree of static
indeterminacy=(r+6m) -(6j+c)
=162-96=66
 The frame is statically indeterminate
to 66th degree.
Kinematically:
(3D) SPACE FRAME  Number of equilibrium equation
required at each joint=6
 Total number of equilibrium equation
required=6j=6*16=96
 Available number reactions=36
 Degree of kinetic indeterminacy=
(Total number of equilibrium
equation required- Available number
reactions-c) =96-36-0=60
The frame is kinematically indeterminate to
60th degree.

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