Solution of a 2D truss structure

made of 3 bars and 3 nodes

Bar sections: Tubular Rectangular

Nodes Fixed
Coordinates X [m] Y [m] Nodes
1 0.00 0.00 1
2 5.00 4.00 2
3 10.00 0.00 3

Bar 1 Bar 2
E 2.10E+05 MPa E
h 5.0 cm h
b 5.0 cm b
t 0.2 cm t
Initial node 1 Initial node
End node 2 End node

Area 0.000384 m2 Area

Length 6.4031242374 Length
Angle 0.6747409422 rad Angle
38.6598082541 grad
Ke1 1.26E+01 MN/m Ke2

Kij(e1) Kij(e2)
7.6791781455 6.1433425164 7.6791781455
6.1433425164 4.9146740132 -6.1433425164

K e1 7.68 6.14 -7.68 -6.14

6.14 4.91 -6.14 -4.91
-7.68 -6.14 7.68 6.14
-6.14 -4.91 6.14 4.91
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

K e2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 7.68 -6.14
0.00 0.00 -6.14 4.91
0.00 0.00 -7.68 6.14
0.00 0.00 6.14 -4.91
Ke3 8.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
-8.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

R=KU
15.74 6.14 -7.68 -6.14
6.14 4.91 -6.14 -4.91
-7.68 -6.14 15.36 0.00
-6.14 -4.91 0.00 9.83
-8.06 0.00 -7.68 6.14
0.00 0.00 6.14 -4.91

SOLUTION

Displacements Reactions
Node Ux Uy Node
1 0.00 0.00 1
2 0.00 0.00 2
3 0.00 0.00 3

BAR RESULTS

Bar 1 - Results Bar 2 - Results

Ux Uy
1 0 0 2
2 0.0019222624 -0.0007750496 3

Displ node 1 0.0000 m Displ node 1

Displ node 2 0.0010 m Displ node 2

Bar Strains 0.0002 m Bar Strains

Bar Stress 3.335E+01 MPa Bar Stress
 Applied
X Y 0 = Free Forces [MN]
1 1 1 = fixed 1
0 0 2
0 1 3

Bar 3
2.10E+05 MPa E 2.10E+05
5.0 cm h 5.0
5.0 cm b 5.0
0.2 cm t 0.2
2 Initial node 1
3 End node 3

0.000384 m2 Area 0.000384

6.4031242374 Length 10
-0.6747409422 rad Angle 0
-38.6598082541 grad 0
1.26E+01 Ke3 8.06E+00

Kij(e3)
-6.1433425164 8.064 0
4.9146740132 0 0

0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
-7.68 6.14
6.14 -4.91
7.68 -6.14
-6.14 4.91
 -8.06 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
8.06 0.00
0.00 0.00

-8.06 0.00 0
0.00 0.00 0
-7.68 6.14 * ux2 =
6.14 -4.91 uy2
15.74 -6.14 ux3
-6.14 4.91 0

Rx Ry
-0.02 -0.01
0.02 0.00
0.00 0.01

Bar 3 - Results
Ux Uy Ux
0.0019222624 -0.0007750496 1 0
0.0012400794 0 3 0.0012400794

0.0020 m Displ node 1 0.0000

0.0010 m Displ node 2 0.0012

-0.0002 m Bar Strains 0.0001

-3.335E+01 MPa Bar Stress 2.604E+01
 Rx Ry
0 0
0.02 0
0 0

MPa
cm
cm
cm

m2

rad
grad
 0.00
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00

Uy
0
0

m
m

m
MPa
Global system of equations

15.74 6.14 -7.68 -6.14 -8.06 0.00 0.00

6.14 4.91 -6.14 -4.91 0.00 0.00 0.00
-7.68 -6.14 15.36 0.00 -7.68 6.14 * ux2
-6.14 -4.91 0.00 9.83 6.14 -4.91 uy2
-8.06 0.00 -7.68 6.14 15.74 -6.14 ux3
0.00 0.00 6.14 -4.91 -6.14 4.91 0.00

Reduced system of equations

15.36 0.00 -7.68 * ux2

0.00 9.83 6.14 uy2
-7.68 6.14 15.74 ux3

Equation solver

Stiffness Inverse
Matrix 15.36 0.00 -7.68 Matrix
0.00 9.83 6.14
-7.68 6.14 15.74

Displac.
Array
9.61E-02 -3.88E-02 6.20E-02 0.02
-3.88E-02 1.50E-01 -7.75E-02 * 0.00
6.20E-02 -7.75E-02 1.24E-01 0.00

Reacctions

15.74 6.14 -7.68 -6.14 -8.06 0.00 0.00

6.14 4.91 -6.14 -4.91 0.00 0.00 0.00
-7.68 -6.14 15.36 0.00 -7.68 6.14 * 0.00
-6.14 -4.91 0.00 9.83 6.14 -4.91 0.00
-8.06 0.00 -7.68 6.14 15.74 -6.14 0.00
0.00 0.00 6.14 -4.91 -6.14 4.91 0.00
 0.00
0.00
= 0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00

= 0.02
0.00
0.00

9.61E-02 -3.88E-02 6.20E-02

-3.88E-02 1.50E-01 -7.75E-02
6.20E-02 -7.75E-02 1.24E-01

0.00
= 0.00
0.00

-0.02
-0.01
= 0.02
0.00
0.00
0.01