190 d 4 Development of Beam Equations

Example 4.5
To illustrate the effects of shear deformation along with the usual bending defor-
mation, we now solve the simple beam shown in Figure 4–19. We will use the beam
stiffness matrix given by Eq. (4.1.15o) that includes both the bending and shear defor-
mation contributions for deformation in the xy plane. The beam is simply supported
with a concentrated load of 10,000 N applied at mid-span. We let material properties
be E ¼ 207 GPa and G ¼ 80 GPa. The beam width and height are b ¼ 25 mm and
h ¼ 50 mm, respectively.

P = 10,000 N

200 mm
400 mm

Figure 4–19 Simple beam subjected to concentrated load at center of span

SOLUTION:
We will use symmetry to simplify the solution. Therefore, only one half of the beam
will be considered with the slope at the center forced to be zero. Also, one-half of
the concentrated load is then used. The model with symmetry enforced is shown in
Figure 4–20.
The finite element model will consist of only one beam element. Using
Eq. (4.1.15o) for the Timoshenko beam element stiffness matrix, we obtain the global
equations as
2 38 9 8 9
12 6L 12 6L >
> v1 ¼ 0 >
> >
> F1y >
>
EI 6 6L ð4 þ jÞL2 6L ð2  jÞL2 7< f = < 0 >
> > > =
6 7 1
6 7 ¼ ð4:3:34Þ
L3 ð1 þ jÞ 4 12 6L 12 6L 5> > v2 >> >
> P=2 >>
>
: >
; : > >
;
6L ð2  jÞL2 6L ð4 þ jÞL2 f2 ¼ 0 0

P
2

1 1 2 Figure 4–20 Beam with symmetry enforced

200 mm

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