Elastic Bar Model

Truss

COMP.AID. STR. AN.

H.W. 1
Dr. Onur GEDK

Q.1.

Q.1. Elastic Bar Model

Hint 1:
x
A0(1-2L
)

Find the cross-sectional areas for each

element.

x
A0(12+2L
)

A0

Hint 2:
Length of first element is different than
the others.

2P

A0
P

Hint 3:
Determine the boundary conditions to
reduce the matrix. (If the matrix is not
reduced it will be singular and
symmetric, which hasnt got an inverse
matrix)

2L

Fig.Q.1

Calculate the displacement of the end of the bar (a) by

modeling the bar as 4 elements having cross-sectional area equal
to A0 , (b) using 2 bar elements for each L length (use crosssectional area in the midpoint of each element as bars crosssectional area), (c) model the system in SAP2000 program and
compare your results in (a) and (b).

A0 0.15m2
E 30000 N / mm 2

L 1m

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Elastic Bar Model

Truss

COMP.AID. STR. AN.

H.W. 1
Dr. Onur GEDK

Q.2.

Q.2. Truss

Hint 1:
Find the stiffness matrixes for each
element.

6000N
400mm

Hint 2:

400mm

4000N

Find the transformation matrixes and

assemble them.

400mm

2000N
2000N
Fig.Q.2.1

U8

U4
U3

U7

2
U2

4 U6

U1

U12

7
6

8
U10

U5

U11

U9

Fig.Q.2.2
Find the displacements from U1 to U12 and the reaction forces
of the constraints using FEM. Model the system in SAP2000and compare
your results.

A 15cm 2
E 200000 N / mm 2