FEM analysis applying

energy methods -
examples

Finite elements
FIMCM - Naval Engineering program
II 2020
Example: Clamped beam with
distributed load p: 314 N/cm pL/2 pL/2

100 cm 100 cm

i. 1 element with equivalent force on right end:

Element 1
E 20678000 N/cm2 290635.6 14531778 -290636 14531778
Ic 1171.275 cm4 14531778 9.69E+08 -1.5E+07 4.84E+08
l 100 cm -290636 -1.5E+07 290635.6 -1.5E+07 2000*w= 313.85651 N/cm
EI/l3 24219.63 N/cm 14531778 4.84E+08 -1.5E+07 9.69E+08
Do 16.83 cm
Di 15.41 cm

1E+20 {Fequiv} {d} {Fexter}

1E+20 14531778 -290636 14531778 0 -1.6E-16 15692.83
14531778 1E+20 -1.5E+07 4.84E+08 0 -1.6E-14 1569283
-290636 -1.5E+07 290635.6 -1.5E+07 -15692.8 -0.21598 -15692.8
14531778 4.84E+08 -1.5E+07 9.69E+08 0 -0.00324 0

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Example: … Clamped beam with pL/2 pL/2

distributed load pL2/12 pL2/12

100 cm

ii. 1 element with equivalent force on right end: 2000*w= 313.85651 N/cm

1E+20 {Fequiv} {d} {Fexter}

1E+20 14531778 -290636 14531778 0 -1.6E-16 15692.83
14531778 1E+20 -1.5E+07 4.84E+08 0 -1.3E-14 1307735
-290636 -1.5E+07 290635.6 -1.5E+07 -15692.8 -0.16198 -15692.8
14531778 4.84E+08 -1.5E+07 9.69E+08 261547.1 -0.00216 261547.1

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Example: … Clamped beam with
distributed load pL/4
pL/2
pL/4

p(L/2)2/12 p(L/2)2/12

100 cm

iii. 2 elements with equivalent force and moment on right end:

2328389 58209736 -2328389 58209736 0 0

58209736 1.94E+09 -5.8E+07 9.7E+08 0 0
-2328389 -5.8E+07 4656779 0 -2328389 58209736
58209736 9.7E+08 0 3.88E+09 -5.8E+07 9.7E+08
0 0 -2328389 -5.8E+07 2328389 -5.8E+07
0 0 58209736 9.7E+08 -5.8E+07 1.94E+09
{Fequiv} {d} {Fexter}
1E+20 58209736 -2328389 58209736 0 0 0 -2.4E-16 23539.24
58209736 1E+20 -5.8E+07 9.7E+08 0 0 0 -1.5E-14 1503896
-2328389 -5.8E+07 4656779 0 -2328389 58209736 -15692.8 -0.05729 -15692.8
58209736 9.7E+08 0 3.88E+09 -5.8E+07 9.7E+08 0 -0.00189 4.66E-10
0 0 -2328389 -5.8E+07 2328389 -5.8E+07 -7846.41 -0.16175 -7846.41
0 0 58209736 9.7E+08 -5.8E+07 1.94E+09 65386.77 -0.00216 65386.77

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Example: … Clamped beam with
distributed load

 x   x  1 
2
2 1 
Analytic solution: M z ( x )   pL    
2L L 2
 

 1  x 4 1  x 3 1  x  2 
          
EI c v( x )
pL4  24  L  6L 4L 
 
diy, cm
v(L) -0.16198 i. -0.216
v(L/2) -0.05737
ii. -0.162
iii. -0.162
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