Two hinged semicircular arch

W
1.
P(x,y)

y θ
A B
H
H
x R R
VB
VA L

L/2=R
VA= VB=W/2
y=Rcosθ
x=R(1-sinθ)
M’= VAx= W/2 R(1-sinθ)
 M yds ds=Rdθ
'

H
 y ds
2

 /2  /2

   1  sin  cosd
W
M ' yds  2 R(1  sin  ) R cosRd  WR 3
2
0 0

Let 1-sinθ=t
-cosθdθ=dt
 /2  /2
3 1 2 WR 3
WR 3  1  sin  cosd  WR  1  sin   
0
 2 0

2

 /2
R 3
 y ds  2  R 2 cos2 Rd 
2
2
0

1
 WR 3
W
H 2 
R 3 
2

2.
w/unit length

P(x,y)

y θ
A B
H
H
x R R
VB=wR
VA=wR

L/2=R
VA= VB=W/2
y=Rcosθ
x=R(1-sinθ)
M’=WRx-wx2/2
=WR.R(1-sinθ)-w/2R2(1-sin2θ)
=WR2[(1-sinθ)- (1-sinθ)2/2]=(WR2/2)cos2θ

2
  M yds
'

H
 y ds ds=Rdθ
2

 /2
 WR 2 
 M ' yds  2  
0
2 
 cos2 R cosRd  2 WR 4
3

 /2
R 3
 y 2 ds  2 
0
R 2 cos2 Rd 
2

2
WR 4
4 WR 
H 3 
R 3 3   
2

Two hinged symmetric circular arch

120 KN
ds
P(x,y)
C)
)y 10m
)
A )D B
)
x)
) 50m
) )
) α
)

x=L/2-Rsinθ=Rsinα- Rsinθ=R(sinα-sinθ)
y=R(1-cosα)-R(1-cosθ)=R(cosθ- cosα)
ds=Rdθ
VA= VB=W/2
M’= Wx/2=W/2.R(sinα-sinθ)
 M yds
'

H
 y ds
2

3
  M yds   2 Rsin   sin  R(cos  cos ) Rd
' W


WR 3  
 2 sin   sin  cos  cos d 

2  
 0 


WR 3
2

sin 2   2 cos cos  1   sin   
 2

 y ds  2 R cos  cos  Rd

2 2

 
3
R
 4 cos2   2  3 sin 2
2

 M yds  W sin   2 cos cos  1   sin  

'
2
H
 y ds
24 cos   2  3 sin 2 
2

In the problem,

(2R-10)10=25X25

R=36.25M

Rsinα=25, sinα=25/36.25

α=43.6°

120  0.4756  1.4483 (0.7241  1  0.5248 ) 

H   113 .45 KN
2  1.5902  1.5220  2.9664