TOPIC: ASSIGNMENT N°2

CIV 581: MATRIX METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ( STRUCTURAL

ENGINEERING)
FULL NAME: MERLIN LOTENGO OTEMAKUMI
STUDENT NUMBER:Assos.Prof.
20223810 Dr. RIFAT REŞATOĞLU
NOVEMBER, 2023
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Question :
Using Direct Stiffness method,
a-) Determine the element stiffness matrix of each truss member.
b-) Determine the Structure stiffness matrix
c-) Compute the reactions
Let EA/L as constant for all members.
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ANSWER

 Calculation of angle of inclination θ

tg θ = = 4/3= 1,333 → θ = arc tg 1,333 = 53,13° → θ = 53,13°

 Bar length calculation

 Bar A
L=a=3m

• Bar B
We know that :

 Boundary conditions
 Node 1:
 Node 3:
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 The forces
 Known forces :
 Unknown forces :

 The local stiffness matrix of the bar element

Note: in order to transform local coordinates into global coordinates, the previous matrix (2x2) must be expressed as a matrix (4x4).
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 The global stiffness matrix of the bar element

[K]= [R^(-1) ][K'][R]
Note : all demonstrations of these matrices are in homework n°1.
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A. Determine the element stiffness matrix of each truss member.

Bar Θ C S CS C2 S2
A 0 1 0 0 1 0
 B Bar A 53,13° 0,6 0,8 0,48 0,36 0,64
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 Bar B

B. Determine the Structure stiffness matrix

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C. Compute the reactions

The overall system is given by :

We get :

If we place the conditions at the supports and the values

of the forces, we will have :

We'll have a system of equations (6x6) and

we'll solve this equation :
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From equation (3) we derive

Support reactions are :

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REFERENCES

1. Antoine Legay, Finite element analysis finite elements, Cnam-Paris, 2015-2016

2. Kitoko, FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES COURSE, INBTP 2017
3. T.H.G Megson, Structural and Stress Analysis, second edition
4. Youtube
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Thank you for

Your attention