STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

CE 309
M ODUL E 2 : MAT R IX A N A LYSIS
LECTURE 11 &12
Matrix methods of analysis flexibility method
Develop the flexibility matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2
1

L/2 L/2
EI constant
 Procedure
1 We want .
Taking area of M/EI diagram between B and C,
we will get d.

A B C
d Taking moment of M/EI diagram about B,
we can get .
-P1/2
A C

B
P1/2
d

Using , we can find = /(L/2).

d- =
Flexibility matrix
L / 12 EI 0
f
0 L3 / 48 EI
Matrix methods of analysis flexibility method
Develop the flexibility matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

1 3
2 4

L/3 L/3 L/3

EI constant
Procedure
1 Taking moment of M/EI diagram about B,
A B we can get B.
A B
1 So A = B/L.
Similarly B = A/L.
A

B 1
1
A * (L/3) = (1+1)
2P1L/9EI
1is given by moment of M/EI diagram between
A and point at L/3 taken about vertical at L/3
Find 1
Procedure
We want 1
Area of M/EI diagram between A and point at 1
1 will give d .
d - A= 1
 M M
M

L
L/3 L/3 L/3 L/2 L/2

Deflected shapes of simply supported beams with concentrated

moments at various locations
 Stiffness coefficients

kij is the force at i due to unit displacement in the direction of j

only

k11 is the force at 1 due to unit displacement at 1 and

k21 is the force at 2 due to unit displacement at 1

[P] = [k][D]
Matrix methods of analysis Stiffness coeff.

1
2
1
P2

L L
(a) (b)
 Matrix methods of analysis Stiffness coeff.
P21
1

L P11

P21

P11 +

P11L/EI + P21/EI -
1 P11 L P11 L2 P21 P L
*'
*L '' * L 21
2 EI 2 EI EI EI
1 P11 L 2 L P11 L3 P21 L L P21 L2
*
'
*L*
''
*
2 EI 3 3EI EI 2 2 EI
Matrix methods of analysis Stiffness coeff.
Total slope = 0 as the DoF is restrained i.e. + = 0

Total deflection = i.e. + = 1

P11 L2 P21 L P11 L
P21
2 EI EI 2

P11 L3 P11 L3 12 EI 6 EI
1 P11 3
1 P21 2
1
3EI 4 EI L L
 Matrix methods of analysis Stiffness coeff.
2 P22

L P12

P22

P12 +

P12L/EI + P22/EI -
1 P12 L P12 L2 P22 P22 L
*'
*L '' *L
2 EI 2 EI EI EI
1 P12 L 2 L P12 L3 P22 L L P22 L2
*
'
*L*
''
*
2 EI 3 3EI EI 2 2 EI
Matrix methods of analysis Stiffness coeff.

Total slope = i.e. + = 2

Total deflection = 0 i.e. + = 0

P12 L3 P22 L2 2 P12 L
0 P22
3EI 2 EI 3

P12 L2 2 P12 L2 6 EI 2 4 EI 2
2 P12 P22
2 EI 3EI L2 L
Stiffness Matrix.
[P] = [k]*[]
P1 1
P 2 [ k ] * 2

12 EI 6 EI
[k] = L3 L2
6 EI 4 EI
2
L L
Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.
3 4

5 6

1 2

L
 Stiffness values for various Dofs

1 2

3 4
Stiffness matrix
Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

1
2

L
EI constant
Procedure
1
2

k11 k12
1 k21 2 k22

1 2

+ K21/EI + K22/EI
 Procedure
k11
1 21 2
1 k21 1 =
2 3

A 1 B

RA 3 For unit deflection

k21=
2
+ k21/EI
RA = -k11 : Force equilibrium

k21 = -RA*L : Moment equilibrium about B

3EI/L3
1 3
3EI/L2 k11=
3

3EI/L3
 Procedure
1 22 2
k12 =
2 3
2 k22
2 = /L
A 2 B
RA 2 = k22L/3EI
+ K22/EI
k22 = 3EI/L For unit rotation

3EI/L2 RA = -k12 : Force equilibrium

2 3EI/L k22 = -RA*L : Moment equilibrium about B

3
3EI/L2 k12=
2
Stiffness matrix
3EI 3EI
[k] = L3 L2
3EI 3EI
2
L L
 Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2
1

L/3 2L/3
EI constant
Procedure
k21 k22

k11 k12
1 2

4 3 6 3
k11= + k12=- +
1 2 12 22

6 3 12 3
k21= - + k22= +
12 22 1 3 23
 Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2
1

L/3 2L/3
EI constant