Figure Q5(a) shows a plane truss supported by a horizontal spring at the top node. The...
Problem 2: The figure below shows a two-member plane truss supported by a linearly elastic spring. The truss members are of a solid circular cross section having diameter, d = 20mm, and E = 80 GPa. The linear spring has a stiffness constant of 50 N/mm. A load of 15 kN is applied at 3 at an angle of 50 degrees with the horizontal. Find (a) The global displacements of the unconstrained node and (b) compute the reaction forces and...
13. Based on the stiffness method, determine the stiffness matrix K for the truss shown in figure. Use the stiffness matrix to calculate the unknown displacement (D1 and D2) at the node where the load 5 kN and 10 kN are applied, and then determine the reactions at the pinned supports (Q3, Q4, Q5 and 26). Note that the degrees of freedom (DOFs) of the truss are indicated in the figure. Take EA as constant. The supports are pinned. 4....
The plane truss shown in Figure is composed of members having a square 15 mm × 15 mm cross section and modulus of elasticity E = 69 GPa. a. Assemble the global stiffness matrix. b. Compute the nodal displacements in the global coordinate system for theloads shown. c. Compute the axial stress in each element 3 kN 3 5 kN 2 1.5 m 4. 1.5 m
Question 4 The plane truss is subjected to a load as shown in Figure 4. Take E = 200 GPa and cross sectional areas of members 1, 2 and 3 as 150, 250 and 200 mm2 respectively a) Assemble the upper triangular part of the global stiffness matrix for the truss. b) Determine the horizontal and vertical displacements at node 4. c) Calculate the forces in each member of the truss. (25 marks) 20 kN 3 600 4 3 1.5m...
The plane truss is subjected to a load as shown in Figure 4. Take E = 200 GPa and cross sectional areas of members 1, 2 and 3 as 150, 250 and 200 mm2 respectively a) Assemble the upper triangular part of the global stiffness matrix for the truss b) Determine the horizontal and vertical displacements at node 4 c) Calculate the forces in each member of the truss. (25 marks) 20 kN 3 60° 4 1.5m 2 2 20m...
4. Three spring structure. Node and element are indicated in the Figure. A force, f3-10K, is loaded at node #3A11 the spring has same spring constant k. Node #1 is constrained in all directions. (20 pt) k1) k-3) F3 k2) a. Assemble the global stiffness and force matrix. b. Partition the system and solve for the nodal displacements, u2 and U3. C. Calculate the reaction forces at Node #1. 5. A spring system is designed as follows. Node and element...
For truss shown below a vertical load of 25 KN and Horizontal Load of 30 KN applied at Node 3 ( Use FEM Nodal displacement, Direct stiffness method) 1). Calculate clearly the member length and distance between members A = 5 x 10^-4 m^2 and E = 200 GPa 2). Determine the member and global stiffness matrix and show the calculation fot Sinθ and Cosθ clearly 3). determine the displacement and member forces All Load and dimensions are in meter...
2. For the pin-jointed truss shown in Figure Q2.1 applied at node 4. The Young's modulus E(GPa) is the same for the three truss vertical downward force P(kN) is a members. The cross sectional area of each of the truss members is indicated below and expressed in terms of a constant A. By using the stiffness method: (a) Compute the reduced stiffness matrix Kg [5 marks [10 marks (b) Calculate the global displacements of node 4 in terms of P,...
For the spring assemblage shown in Figure 2-13, obtain (a) the global stiffness matrix, (b) the displacements of nodes 2-4, (c) the global nodal forces, and (d) the local element forces. Node l is fixed while node 5 is given a fixed, known displacement δ= 20.0 mm. The spring constants are all equal to k = 200 kN/m.
1. For the truss structure shown in the figure right, answer the following questions. Let E-A-1, L 2 and F-5 1) (5pts) What is the total number of Degree Of Freedoms (dofs)? (10pts) Complete the FE model table below 2) Elem Nodei Nodej Orientation (8) dofs 90 1, 2, 3, 4 L1a)13) 45 3) 4) (5pts) Show the transformation matrix of Element 2. (5pts) Obtain the element stiffness matrix of Element 2 in the global coordinate, [K]