Frame with Tie-Rod

Example:

9,00m
30 kN/m

3,00 m
C

A α
B
RAx
2,25 m
9,00m 9,00m
RAy RBy

Estimate support reactions and draw internal force diagrams of the given system.
Solution:
Frame length and trigonometric identities

L AG  L BG  9 2  122  15,0 m
sin   12 / 15  0,80 cos   9 / 15  0,60
L AC  3 / 0,8  3,75 m L CG  9 / 0,8  11,25 m
 G

9,00m
30 kN/m
D

3,00 m
C

A α
B
RAx
2,25 m
9,00m 9,00m
RAy RBy

Support Reactions:
Whole system
P  0 x
R Ax  30  12,0  360 kN

M  0 B R Ay  30  12,0  6,0 / 18,0  120 kN

M  0 A R By  30  12,0  6,0 / 18,0  120 kN

Check the system P y  120  120  0

 G
G

9,00m
30 kN/m
D NDC
D

3,00 m
C

A α B
B
RAx=-360 kN
2,25 m 120 kN
9,00m 9,00m
Ray=-120 kN RBy=120 kN

Tie-Rod Force
GDB system
M G 0 N DC  120  9,0 / 9,0  120 kN

N CD  N DC  120 kN
Internal Forces

MAC NAC A end of AC member

VAC sin   0,80 cos  0,60

N AC  120  sin   360  cos 
α 360 kN N AC  120  0,8  360  0,6  312 kN
A VAC  120  cos   360  sin 
VAC  120  0,6  360  0,8  216 kN
NCA
α M AC  0
120 kN MCA

30 kN/m
α C VCA
C end of AC member 90 kN α
360 kN
N CA  120  sin   360  cos   90  cos  A α

N CA  120  0,8  (360  90)  0,6  258 kN

α
VCA  120  cos   360  sin   90  sin  120 kN
VCA  120  0,6  (360  90)  0,8  144 kN
M CA  360  3,0  120  2,25  90  1,5  675 kNm
 MCG NCG
CG member
VCG
α sin   0,80

30 kN/m
C
α 120 kN cos  0,60
90 kN α 360 kN
A α

Şekil 4.79e
α
120 kN

C end of CG member
N CG  120  sin   360  cos   90  cos   120  cos 
N CG  120  0,8  (360  90  120)  0,6  186 kN
VCG  120  cos   360  sin   90  sin   120  sin 
VCG  120  0,6  (360  90  120)  0,8  48 kN M CG  M CA  675 kNm
G end of CG member
N GC  120  sin   360  cos   360  cos   120  cos 
N GC  120  0,8  (360  360  120)  0,6  24 kN
VGC  120  cos   360  sin   360  sin   120  sin 
VGC  120  0,6  (360  360  120)  0,8  168 kN M GC  0
Since the sign of the shear forces at C and G ends of CG frame are
different, shear force is zero at any location and moment is maximum at
that point.
Nx
Mx
Vx

30 kN/m
α C
30y y
α
C
675 48

186

sin   0,80 cos  0,60

Vy  48  30y. sin   48  30  0,8  y 

Vy  48  24  y  0
y 0  48 / 24  2,0 m
M y  675  48  ( y / sin )  30  y  y / 2  675  60y  15y 2

M enb.  675  60  2,0  15  2 2  735 kNm

 sin   0,80 cos  0,60
NBD
MBD DB member
VBD N BD  N DB  120  sin 
N BD  N DB  120  0,8  96 kN
α B VBD  VDB  120  cos 
VBD  VDB  120  0,6  72 kN
120 kN α M BG  0 M DB  120  2,25  270 kNm

Şekil 4.79g
NDG DG member
MDG
N DG  N GD  120  sin   120. cos 
VDG
N DG  N GD  120 0,8  120  0,6
N DG  N GD  168 kN
α D
120 kN VDG  VGD  120  cos   120sin 
α B
VDG  VGd  120 0,6  120 0,8
VDG  VGd  24 kN
M DG  M DB  270 kNm
Şekil 4.79h
120 kN α M GB  0
 G G

+
+
D
+ D
+ +
C C
A B
A B
V (kN)
N (kN)

+
+
C
+ +
A B
M (kNm)
Reference:
 Prof. İbrahim EKİZ, YAPI STATİĞİ 1, BİRSEN YAYINEVİ

Acknowledgement:
Thank you to Prof. İbrahim EKİZ for sharing this presentation
with me.