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Finite Element Method: Symmetry/Inclined Support
Finite Element Method: Symmetry/Inclined Support
Symmetry/Inclined Support
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Reflective Symmetry
Reflective symmetry means correspondence in size, shape, and
position of loads; material properties; and boundary conditions
that are on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane.
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Inclined, or Skewed, Supports
If a support is inclined, or skewed, at an angle α from the global x
axis, as shown at node 3 in the plane truss, the resulting
boundary conditions on the displacements are not in the global x
– y directions but are in the local x’ − y’ directions.
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Inclined Supports
o We now write the transformation for the entire nodal displacement
vector as:
or
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Inclined Support
The global force vector can also be transformed by using the
same transformation
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Example
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