5.

Finite elements for linear beam theory 1

Structural system:

Displacements only in the drawing plane

Exercise:
Set up the global stiffness matrix K and the global load vector p .

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Finite elements for linear beam theory 2

Structural system:

Displacements only in the drawing plane

Exercise:
Set up the equation system K v = p (1st order theory).

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Finite elements for linear beam theory 3

Structural system:

The Following displacements (theory 1st order) are given at the end of the
cantilever beam:
wM = 4,98
y = - 0,0241
= 0,0415

(-') = - 0,000139

Exercise:
a) Determine the internal forces acting on the support, with help of the given
displacements. For the calculation use a finite element for a linear calculation.
b) Calculate the acting forces Fz and MxL.
c) How do the internal forces change if instead of a circular hollow section a
I-section would be used?