MAE 241 - Statics

Summer 2009

Dr. Konstantinos A. Sierros

Office Hours: M and W 10:30 – 11:30 (263 ESB new add)
kostas.sierros@mail.wvu.edu
Teaching Blog: http://wvumechanicsonline.blogspot.com
Determine the force in each member of the truss and
state if the members are in tension or compression. Set P1
= 2 kN and P2 = 1.5 kN.
Determine the force in members JI and DE of the K truss. Indicate if the
members are in tension or compression.
The truck and the tanker have weights of 8000 lb and 20
000 lb respectively. Their respective centers of gravity
are located at points G1 and G2 .
If the truck is at rest, determine the reactions on both
wheels at A, at B, and at C. The tanker is connected to the
truck at the turntable D which acts as a pin.
 Chapter 7: Internal forces

Chapter objectives
• Use the method of sections to determine
internal loadings in a member
• Generalize the procedure in order to
formulate equations that can be plotted to
describe internal shear and moment
throughout a member
• Analysis of forces and geometry of
cables supporting a load
 7.1 Internal forces developed in structural members

•To design a structural or mechanical member it is necessary to know

the loading acting within a member in order to make sure the material
can resist this loading
• Internal loadings can be determined by using the method of sections
• Use section B, separate the beam into two segments. The internal
loadings acting at B will then become external
7.1 Internal forces developed in structural members
 7.1 Internal forces developed in structural members
• NB acts perpendicular to the cross-section and is termed the normal
force
• VB is tangent to the cross-section and is called shear force
• MB is bending moment
• The force components prevent the relative translation between the
two segments. The couple moment prevents the relative rotation
• When analysing forces/moments the right segment is the better choice
since it doesn’t involve the unknown reactions at A
 7.1 Internal forces developed in structural members

• NB is found by ΣFx = 0
• VB is obtained using ΣFy = 0
• MB is obtained by applying ΣMB = 0 (Moments of NB and VB about B
is zero
 7.1 Internal forces developed in structural members

Normal force (N) is positive when creates

tension

A positive shear force (V) will rotate the

segment clockwise

A positive bending moment will tend to bend

the segment in a concave upward manner
(smiley face)
 7.2 Shear and moment equations and diagrams
• Beams are structural members designed
to support loadings applied perpendicular
to their axes
• Simply supported beam is pinned at one
end and roller supported at the other
• Detailed knowledge of the variation of
the internal shear force V and bending
moment M along the beam axis
• Using the method of sections we can find
these variations
 7.2 Shear and moment equations and diagrams

Construction of bending-moment diagrams

2. Support reactions
3. Shear and moment functions
4. Plot shear and moment diagrams