Solution of a linear truss structure

made of 5 bars and 5 nodes

Applied Load (F)

1.00E+04 N

Bar 01

Bar 02

D1

10 mm

D2

L1

2m

E1

2.50E+09 Pa

A1
K1

Bar 03
12 mm

D3

L2

2m

E2

2.50E+09 Pa

7.854E-05 m2

A2

9.82E+04

K2

Element Stiffness Matrix

Bar 04
15 mm

D4

L3

3m

E3

2.50E+09 Pa

1.131E-04 m2

A3

1.41E+05

K3

Element Stiffness Matrix

Bar 05
15 mm

D5

L4

3m

L5

3m

E4

2.50E+09 Pa

E5

2.50E+09 Pa

1.767E-04 m2

A4

1.767E-04 m2

A5

1.767E-04 m2

1.47E+05

K4

1.47E+05

K5

1.47E+05

Element Stiffness Matrix

Element Stiffness Matrix

15 mm

Element Stiffness Matrix

9.82E+04

-9.82E+04

1.41E+05

-1.41E+05

1.47E+05

-1.47E+05

1.47E+05

-1.47E+05

1.47E+05

-1.47E+05

-9.82E+04

9.82E+04

-1.41E+05

1.41E+05

-1.47E+05

1.47E+05

-1.47E+05

1.47E+05

-1.47E+05

1.47E+05

Connectivities bar 01

Connectivities bar 03

Connectivities bar 03

Connectivities bar 04

Connectivities bar 05

Node 1

Node 1

Node 1

Node 1

Node 1

Node 2

Node 2

Node 2

Node 2

Node 2

Bar 01 in global stiffness matrix

98174.7704247

Bar 02 in global stiffness matrix

Bar 03 in global stiffness matrix

Bar 05 in global stiffness matrix

0 141371.669 -141371.67

0 98174.7704247

0 -141371.669 141371.669

147262.2 -147262.16

0 147262.156 -147262.16

-147262 147262.156

0 -147262.16 147262.156

0 147262.156 -147262.16

0 -147262.16 147262.156

98174.7704247

-98174.77

0 141371.669 -141371.67

-98174.7704247 -141371.67 534070.751 -294524.31

-98174.7704247

Bar 04 in global stiffness matrix

0 -98174.7704247

Final problem
R1
R2
0

0
0
*

u3

0 -294524.31 441786.467 -147262.16

u4

1.00E+04

u5

0 -147262.16 147262.156

Linear system to be solved (after applying boundar conditons)

0

534070.751 -294524.31

-294524.31 441786.467 -147262.16

10000

u3
*

0 -147262.16 147262.156

u4
u5

Solution of the linear system

4.1745559E-006 4.175E-006 4.1745559E-006
4.1745559E-006 7.570E-006 7.5698613E-006

0
*

0.04174556

4.1745559E-006 7.570E-006 1.4360472E-005

7.57E-02

10000

1.44E-01

Calculatoin of final deformation

u3

0.042 m

u4

0.076 m

u5

0.144 m

Validation of the results

-4.10E+03

98174.7704247

-5.90E+03
0.00E+00

-98174.77

0 141371.669 -141371.67

-98174.7704247 -141371.67 534070.751 -294524.31

0.000
0.000
*

0.042

0.00E+00

0 -294524.31 441786.467 -147262.16

0.076

1.00E+04

0.144

0 -147262.16 147262.156

Strains and stresses

e1

2.087E-02

s1

52.18 MPa

e2

2.087E-02

s2

52.18 MPa

e3

1.132E-02

s3

28.29 MPa

e4

1.132E-02

s4

28.29 MPa

e5

2.264E-02

s4

56.59 MPa

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0.0417456
0.0756986
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0.1436047

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