Lab – exercise problem 1

v(x=0) = 0 a=0

v(x=L) =0

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Solution:

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Substitute and perform second derivative, we obtain:
and seek the minimum of the total potential energy (set the first derivative = 0).
Use MATLAB to perform integration and derivative

4*EI*L*c - (L^3*q0)/12 + 6*EI*L^2*d + 8*EI*L^3*e + 10*EI*L^4*f

6*EI*L^2*c - (2*L^4*q0)/15 + 12*EI*L^3*d + 18*EI*L^4*e + 24*EI*L^5*f

8*EI*L^3*c - (L^5*q0)/6 + 18*EI*L^4*d + (144*EI*L^5*e)/5 + 40*EI*L^6*f

10*EI*L^4*c - (4*L^6*q0)/21 + 24*EI*L^5*d + 40*EI*L^6*e + (400*EI*L^7*f)/7

360EI

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Lab – exercise problem 2

Note: Ignore friction between the carts and surface

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 Total internal energy Total external energy

Spring elongation
Displacement
Does not contribute to Spring elongation 2

Applied load

Spring elongation
Solution: Total potential energy
P  U  

1 1 1
 P = k1 D12  k2  D2  D1   k3  D3  D2   P1 D1  P2 D2  P3 D3
2 2

2 2 2

and seek the minimum of the total potential energy.

 P  P
  K1 D1  K 2  D2  D1   P1 =0
D1 D1
 P  P
  K 2  D2  D1   K 3  D3  D2   P2 =0
D2 D2
 P  P
  K 3  D3  D2   P3 =0
D3 D3 What if P3 = 0 ????

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Rearrange equations in matrix form: k Di   P

 2k k 0   D1   P 
 k     
 2k k   D2    P  K1=K2=K3 = k
 0 k k   D3   P 
Solve Di:
3P
D1 =
k
2P
D2 =
k
6P Try to solve by Matlab
D3 =
k

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