Structural analysis Definition and 50 Threads

I'm familiar with statics and calculating the force that will start to tip a block (lets call it H). I'm also familiar with when a block will get to the point of tipping over, rather than sitting back down if the load is removed. What I'm not familiar with is how to calculate the duration for...

There are lot of people on the Internet trying to build a cheap and sustainable house. Inspired by them I came with the idea of building external walls of Corrugated galvanised iron (CGI) and rebars and fill them with earth / sand. The basic element of the wall structure is this rebar trapeze...

Hi there, I was wondering if someone might know why I am getting incorrect signs for my structure that I am working on using the Direct Stiffness Method? I am following the procedure that I was taught when I was at University and I can't completely remember everything. I am designing a...

I've conducted Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tests but have limited experience with composite materials. I need guidance on what calculations to perform manually, as my FEA results yield very small values. Specifically, I need advice on how to approach analyzing a box filled with ribs. What...

Diagram of the problem below. I have 45 minutes to finish all parts of this question without reference material. The Mechanics of Materials section of these tests are largely Structural Analysis, which I was not taught to this level in my undergrad degree so I am teaching myself via Youtube...

I have a construction made from 4040 aluminum extrusion. The top frame is opening at 90deg with external hinge. the weight of the top is 6Kg The dimensions are 50X75cm externally and 42X67 internally (as the frame width is 4cm) If pictures with dimensions would help please let me know.

◎ As Structural Design Engineer, Highly-motivated individual with a demonstrated history in Finite Element Analysis to solve complex structural engineering problems, applying numerical methods approach and view solution results (Post- Processing) to optimize the design of a Ship to Shore (STS)...

I am able to draw shear and bending moment diagrams. We were never taught how to even start with a problem like this.

The Example 2 at this site ' http://ocw.ump.edu.my/pluginfile.php/1435/mod_resource/content/2/Chapter%205%20%E2%80%93%20Three%20Pinned%20Arch.pdf ' (page 14): It is parabolic hence the equation is y = (x^2)/10. I used the section method between A-D and applied equilibrium of moment to find a...

Unlike in electromagnetics, the nonlinearity of mechanical structures is not only due to the material property. It could be due to large deformation and contact as well. Even though I will be implementing the existing and popular methods, I am still scared and I feel it is not a job that can be...

Hi Guys, I want to determine the safe work load (SWL) capacity of a trestle in my workshop. It is a T Beam with width (W), height (h), thickness (t) and length (L). It is welded each end to two legs - what kind of support would this be considered as? Fixed or pin? Can someone walk me through...

Hello Guys I am New here on the foum Well i am simulating a static structure (Picture attached) on ansys and til now i have a result divergence when i apply different forces. i guess my loads and fixed supports aren't well defined. Please Help i know it s a bit long but please give it some time...

Homework Statement Solve for support reactions of a rigid, rectangular steel frame sitting on rubber pads at the four corners (See attached), when a shear force and a moment is applied at some point on the frame. All the known variables are shown in black while the unknown are in red. It is a...

Homework Statement In this example , the author said that we can choose either G or E as redundant and ignore the force when we are doing the analysis ... I was told by my lecturer that when we are choosing the redundant forces , it''s important that after removing the redundant force , the...

Homework Statement In i ) I was told that for the pinned support , we can assume to replace it with a roller , while for the cantilever , we can assume it to be supported by double roller . For the cantilever , why we can't replace it with roller instead of double roller ? What 's the...

Homework Statement http://cereference.com/book/structural-analysis/influence-lines-beams In the example , i don't understand the moment in the part of beyond AC . I don't understand why we don't have to consider the momenty due to unit virtual load in the part beyond AC , just like what we did...

Homework Statement In part a , the author state that at the roller , it will restrain the beam from moving vertically , so the beam wouldn't deflect at roller at part a ... But at b , the author showed that the beam will deflect at roller , why is it so ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a...

Homework Statement For the KAb and KCD , they are connected by the same method ... At B and C , we can see that they are connected by the same method , although i am not sure it's fixed or pinned . Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I assume they are fixed at B and C , so i agree that...

I am trying to perform a simple simulation in ANSYS WB Mechanical. Description is given below in image, thickness of the plate is 5 mm. Problem is I am unable to decide which type of support should I provide for this.

I have to calculate Airy's stress function for a cantilever beam made of two different material along its length. The young's modulus of the first half is E1 and E2 for second half. The beam is made such that these materials are joined to each other one after other along its length. At the...

hi.. i want to import only the geometry defined in mechanical apdl into ansys workbench so that i want to have the freedom to change the geometry and meshing whenever i want to. thankyou

Could you perform Static structural analysis on this solid sphere? No contacts to be used. I do not have any specific boundary conditions(unable to apply constraints to a complete solid spherical body) All i know is the pressure that needs to be applied. You could consider a smiley ball on...

I'm in the third semester of mechanical engineering and I'm taking classes on engineering statics right now. Our professor said the he will give us a preview of finite element methods at the end of the semester. Which softwares would you recommend for learning basic structural analysis? I mean...

I would like to know how to implement internal hinges in a program I'm developing. A hinge is created by changing the stiffness matrix of the beam. The problem is when two interconnected beams have a hinge at the same location, so basically we have a hinged joint, in this scenario I will obtain...

Hi, normally when we try to analyse a structural beam with composite section, we apply transformed section method or so. But what if two beams are just put together (one onto another one) instead of having a composite relation (e.g. glued together), how am I going to analyse the forces and...

Hello all, Our project needs to implement a force (strain) gage underwater for one of our tests. Our budget is pretty tight and we can't afford a wash-down strain gage that can support the forces that we will be operating at (~500 lbs). Does anybody know a way to hermetically seal a strain...

Homework Statement Hello, I am trying to model an arm mounted perpendicular to the straight mechanical column. An arm can be translated in horizontal direction by a gear which engages with the bottom of an arm such that it applies no force in vertical direction to the arm. And finally there is...

Homework Statement This is a diagram from "Structural Analysis" by Aslam Kassimalli while solving frames using slope-deflection method. In the figure, the tangent to the deflected shape at C` is parallel to the original member AC implying that the slope at C is zero. However, later they have...

In analysis of frames, we say that "The members of the frames are axially inextensible". In context of frames with vertical legs, what I understand is that the length of the chord joining the member ends in the displaced condition would be same in the axial direction. However, what does it imply...

I have a rotor spinning perpendicular to the direction of travel of a car. Its supported at either end of its axle by bearings. The car crashes and I've calculated the force of the crash to be approximately 672kN. How would i simulate this on the rotor as a shock load? I could do it as a static...

I am going to do some structural analysis of the wing. The upward shear force, or lift, is acting at the aerodynamic center. There is also a moment about the a.c. I am just wondering if I need to take the moment relative to the aerodynamic center into account when I calculate the torque about...

In the attached equation from structural analysis, I don't understand the transition between the second and third equal signs. I think that u_{j,l}da_l = u_{j,1}da_1+u_{j,2}da_2+u_{j,3}da_3 , so doesn't equating da_j\delta_{lj} = da_l assume that l=j . can anyone help me see why this...

Hello everyone, as the thread title implies, I'm in a bit of a bind when it comes to understanding the Moment Distribution Method for displacement methods of analysis. In particular, I am having a lot of trouble in determining Stiffness Factors. I have attempted to browse my book and online...

See the pdf here: www.ellipticinc.com/table.pdf Will this table must be able to hold a 1500 lb axle? Just help me a bit and get me started. I have no idea where to begin.

Structural Analysis-Writing Finite Element Code, Dear all, I have written a code ( in fact it is a software) for 3D finite element structural analysis. While developing the code I found that assembling global stiffness matrix is quite complicated. The complication is even more when we...

Structural Analysis-"small deformation" Hi all, Assume a cantilever beam fixed to a wall. We let the beam bend under its own weight. In practice the bending could be significant and as the bar bends, the distance between the tip of the bar and the wall decreases. Now my question are...

Hi all, I need to do a dynamic structural analysis using finite element method and I have a question about the mass matrix. Question: I have the force per nodes and I need to calculate the displacement of each node at a given time. For this purpose, it seems that I need to distribute the...

I have a problem in understanding the very basic concept of Structural Analysis. Ironically, I can do the calculations swiftly! But when it comes to theories, I haven't got a clue. So, what is transverse stress, poisson ratio and all that? I know that many people would ask me to go and Google it...

Can you suggest a good book for Structural Analysis that can assist me in my self-study? Thanks a lot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53948823@N08/6193375731/ I need to solve this problem but with member 2 as L+e instead of L, and omit the load.. Since I only see one degree of freedom, i don't know how to set up the matrix to solve for the 3 forces. I have K11 = EA/L + (EA/(L+e))cos2(30) +...

Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution for part 1: i figured that this structure is not in static equilibrium. once load "P" is applied, the roller at "D" will function as a fulcrum and ABC will lift (make an angle with the horizontal). is that assumption correct...

to figure out the Ay and Ma reactions, i tried to find the effect of the 9kn/m force. i did this by integrating: integral from 0 to 8: 9x i found this to be 288kn for the moment caused by the 9kn/m force: integral from 0 to 8: 9(x^2) i found this to be 1,535kn*m clockwise i then added this...

Homework Statement Below is a truss system, use the point method to solve for all forces within the trusses. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=25i2dma&s=3 my question, If I take pin F then I have 4 trusses, 2 of them known(FE, FD) and 2 unknowns(GF, CF). exactly what should I do with truss...

For a summer job I am employed to look into the use of composite paneling in place of sheet aluminum with stiffeners. I am suppose to find the required thickness of composite wall paneling in order to make a structure such as the one attached. Obviously it will depending on the material...

Homework Statement See attachment Homework Equations Im using sigma(max) = -EKy where y is the dist from neutral axis .: sigma(max) = -(M.y)/I ----------(1) plus the standard statical equil. equations. The Attempt at a Solution I use y = 170mm "I" is given as 301.3x10^-6...

The two steel channels shown are arranged to form a compound section in which Ixx=Iyy. Determine the value of the dimension 's' that will satisfy this condition. We have been working on radius of gyration, section modulus, second moment of area, the parallel axis theorem, polar second...

Homework Statement http://antishift.org/image.php?id=16122&size=medium Homework Equations Static Equilibrium equations: since most of the supports are rollers, only y-forces are considered as well as moment equations. I'm pretty sure E and F are hinges so there are no moments around E and F.The...

An extremely useful set of lecture notes for anyone who wants to investigate statics of indeterminate structures (i.e. the force and displacement methods). Influence lines are included too. http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/apsc/courses/civ214/Lecture%20notes.html"

This is a HW question, and I posted it in the HW section, but no one there seems interested. Perhaps somewhere here would be willing to lend a hand? See the problem in the attachment. I basically don't know if I am on the right track. I started with part a) by trying to find the force...

Am seeking input/help with structual analysis on new bridge design. See: http://groups.msn.com/DavesBridgesandTowers for details Dave