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Shear Center Theory PDF
Shear Center Theory PDF
Cantilever
Cantileverwith
withthin-
thin-
walled C section
walled C section
LVDT
LVDTmeasures
measurestip
tip
deflection on cross-arm
deflection on cross-arm
cross arm
LVDT
weight
Small
Smallweight
weightused
usedtotoapply
apply
Lab Apparatus load at point on cross-arm
load at point on cross-arm
1. Determine the beam material properties from reference material (e.g., referenced
textbooks or MIL Handbook 5 which can be found in the GT Library).
2. Find the centroid of the given beam cross-section.
3. Determine Iz, Iy, Iyz for the given section.
4. Determine the shear flow distribution on the cross-section for a Vy shear load.
5. Determine the shear flow distribution on the cross-section for a Vz shear load.
6. Determine the shear center for the cross-section.
7. Using data from the lab, determine the measured location of the shear center and
compare this with the location determined in step 6 above.
Use
Usesingle
singleline
lineapprox
approxfor
Z for
1.330in. cross section (t<<b,h)
cross section (t<<b,h)
0.420in.
Z A1
But
Butalso
alsoconsider
consider
equilibrium
equilibriumofof
Acts over
cross section
segment
segmentAA11(see
(see
next slide!)
next slide!)
General:
( y I yy z I yz ) M z + ( y I yz z I zz ) M y
x =
I zz I yy I yz
2
y Mz
x =
I zz
AE3145 Shear Center Lab (S2k) Slide 7
Shear Stresses and Shear Flow
Y
x Complementary
Complementary
qqsx acts on A1 in
sx acts on A1 in
opposite
oppositedirection
direction
qsx
Z s
A1 x+dx
X
Axial force equilibrium for element:
0 = Fx = x dA + qsx dx x dA
A1 x + dx
A1 x
Vy Vz
qsx = 2
I yy y dA I yz z dA + 2
I zz z dA I yz y dA
I yy I zz I yz A1 A1
I yy I zz I yz A1 A1
Z
Shear flow: qsx(s)
Moment
Momentdue
dueto
toVVyy
must
mustbe
beequal
equalto
toMM0 0
s
Vy
Z ez
Shear flow: qsx(s)
Therefore:
Therefore:
Shear
Shearcenter
centerlies Moment,
lies Moment,MM00, ,at
at
distance e from
distance ez z from origin due to
origin due to
origin
originwhere: shear
where: shearflow,
flow,qqsx
sx
MM0=V
=Vyeez
0 y z
Vy qsx
Vy
Z Z
Section
SectionSymmetric
Symmetricabout
aboutyyaxis:
axis: Angle
AngleSection:
Section:
Shear
Shearcenter
centermust
mustlie
lieon
onyyaxis
axis Shear
Shearcenter
centermust
mustlie
lieatat
vertex
vertexofoflegs
legs(regardless
(regardlessofof
(similar
(similarargument
argumentfor
forzzaxis
axissymmetry)
symmetry) orientation
orientationofofsection)
section)
Shear A h/2
Center qsx
Replace
Replace dial
dial
Cross
Cross arm
arm gages
gages with
with LVDTs
LVDTs
Loading
Loading system
system
Compute
Computeavgavgdeflection
deflection
and
and rotation fromgeometry
rotation from geometry
AE3145 Shear Center Lab (S2k) Slide 15