Department of Industrial and

Mechanical Engineering

Introduction
Course: Statically Indeterminate
Structures (SIS)
Academic Year: 2018-2019
By: Dr. Saosometh CHHITH

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Brief Introduction to Myself
• Home Town: Kampong Thmar (Kg Thom)
• Entrance Exam to ITC: 2001 (5th/~800)
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering: 2006, ITC
• Final Year Internship: Universté Libre de Bruxelles
(Belgique)
• Master of Mechanical Engineering: 2008-10,
Kyungpook National University (Korea)
• Doctor of Electromechanical Engineering:
2013-17, Ghent University (Belgium)
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Brief Introduction to Myself
• Research Interests: Mechanical Failure Analysis, On-line
Conditions Monitoring, Machines Improvement
• Hobby: Reading, Meditation, Football, Swimming Pool,
Chess

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Contents
• Review (2h) and Introduction to SIS (2h)
• Displacement Calculation of Deformable
Body (4h)
• Forces Methodology (Solving SIS)
• Muller-Breslau Formula: general structure,
unknowns are any forces (Rx,y,z, M, N, V, etc) (6h)
• Mid-term (2h)
• 3 Moment Formula: special case of continuous
beam structure, unknowns are only bending
moment (M) (6h)

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Contents
• Influence Line (vs M, N,V diagrams) (2h)
• Displacement Methodology (Solving SIS) (4h)
• Only General Concept
• Brief Connection to Finite Element Method
and the End (2h)
• Mid-term Exam (2h)

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Learning Outcome
• Understand the algorithm behind
commercial FEA software
• Able to design simple structures
• Sufficient basic knowledge to be structural
specialist
• Better analytical calculation skills
• Improved patience and thinking skills

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Definition
• A structure is composed of multiple bars or
beams connected with each other. Node is a
joint between two or more bars or beams.

• Statically Indeterminate Structure is where

the number of unknowns is more than the
number of equilibrium equations.

• Unknown can be externals which are reaction

forces or internals which are M, N, V
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Definition (Rigid Body Motion)

Kinematics
/Dynamics

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Definition (Deformable Body Motion)

Statics/SIS

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Degree of Statically Indeterminacy
• Degree of SI is the difference between the
number of unknowns by the number of
equilibrium equations.

• Degree of SI indicates the rigidity of the

structure. The higher DIS the more rigid it
becomes.

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Determination of DSI
• Imaginary section methodology

• Equilibrium methodology

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Imaginary Section Methodology
• Perform one or multiple imaginary sections
on the structure to make each part be
isostatic. Isostatic structure means DSIS is
equal to zero.

• The total number of liberated unknowns is

considered the DSI.
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Imaginary Section Methodology

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 Equilibrium Methodology
• Make imaginary sectioning of all nodes of
the structure.
node 2
beam 1

node 3
beam 3
node 1
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 Equilibrium Methodology
• Under equilibrium condition of the structure,
each node and bar or beam are also in the
equilibrium after the sectioning.
node 2
beam 1

node 3
beam 3
node 1
Equilibrium
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 Equilibrium Methodology
• Make a difference between the total number
of unknowns by the number of equilibrium
equations of all nodes and bars or beams.
node 2
No. of unknowns 3
External (reaction) forces: 3 3
Internal forces: 3x6
No. of equilibrium equations of 3
Nodes: 3x3 3
Beams: 3x3 Rx, Ry, 3 3
Rz
DSI = No. of unknowns – No. of equilibrium equations16
Equilibrium Methodology

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Equilibrium Methodology
Number of unknowns = 50
• Reaction = 9
• (M,N,V) = 41
Number of equilibrium
equations = 42
• Nodal equilibrium = 21
• Bar equilibrium = 21

DSI = 50 – 42 = 8

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Practical Work on DSI

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Practical Work on DSI

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Relevance

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Relevance

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Summary and Learning Outputs
• Understand a Statically Indeterminate
Structure
• Be able to determine degree of statically
indeterminacy (SI) by two methodologies

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Thanks for Your Attention

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