Analysis of Plane Frame by FEM

kN
17.655 ――
m kN
14.321 ――
m

Node Table 3
1 m ⋅ ((0.12 m)) 1
X Y EI1 ≔ 2 ⋅ 10 MPa ⋅ ――――― ⋅ 0.35 ⋅ ―――= 1.008 ⋅ 10 3
4

12 kN ⋅ m 2
((m)) ((m)) 1
EA1 ≔ 2 ⋅ 10 4 MPa ⋅ 1 m ⋅ 0.12 m ⋅ ―― = 2.4 ⋅ 10 6
0 0 kN
3
1 m ⋅ ((0.15 m)) 1
3 2.1 EI2 ≔ 2 ⋅ 10 ⋅ MPa ⋅ ――――― ⋅ 0.35 ⋅ ―――= 1.969 ⋅ 10 3
4

12 kN ⋅ m 2
4.2 2.1 1
EA2 ≔ 2 ⋅ 10 4 MPa ⋅ 1 m ⋅ 0.15 m ⋅ ―― = 3 ⋅ 10 6
kN

FE Table
Node1 Node2 EA EI Release
⎡ Fixed_Fixed ⎤ ⎡ “Fixed-Fixed” ⎤
⎢ Fixed_Pinned ⎥ ⎢ “Fixed-Pinned” ⎥ ((kN)) ⎛⎝kN ⋅ m ⎠ 2⎞
⎢ ⎥≔⎢ ⎥
⎢ Pinned_Fixed ⎥ ⎢ “Pinned-Fixed” ⎥ 1 2 EA1 EI1 Fixed_Fixed
⎣ Pinned_Pinned ⎦ ⎣ “Pinned-Pinned” ⎦
2 3 EA2 EI2 Fixed_Fixed

Support Table

⎡ Fixed ⎤ ⎡ “Fixed” ⎤ Support.Node Support

⎢ Pinned ⎥ ⎢ “Pinned” ⎥
⎢ ⎥≔⎢ ⎥
⎢ Roller.X ⎥ ⎢ “Roller X” ⎥ 1 Fixed
⎣ Roller.Y ⎦ ⎣ “Roller Y” ⎦
3 Pinned

Node Forces Force.Node Force.Direction Force

⎡ GX ⎤ ⎡ “Global X” ⎤
⎢ GY ⎥ ≔ ⎢ “Global Y” ⎥ ((kN))
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎣ GM ⎦ ⎣ “Global M” ⎦ 2 GY 0
Element Distributed Loads Load.Member Load.Direction w1 w2

⎡ LX ⎤ ⎡ “Local X” ⎤ ⎛ kN ⎞ ⎛ kN ⎞
⎢ LY ⎥ ⎢ “Local Y” ⎥ ⎜―― ⎟ ⎜―― ⎟
⎝ m ⎠ ⎝ m ⎠
⎢ ⎥≔⎢ ⎥
⎢ PX ⎥ ⎢ “Projected X” ⎥ 1 PY -17.655 -17.655
⎣ PY ⎦ ⎣ “Projected Y” ⎦
2 GY -14.321 -14.321

For construction of diagrams of internal forces

Number of section nmin ≔ 8

1m
Diagram scales Scale.M ≔ ――――
10 kN ⋅ m

1m
Scale.F ≔ ―――
50 kN

Diagram of bending moments

3.3
3
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
 Diagram of shears

2.5

2.25

1.75

1.5

1.25

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
-0.45 0 0.45 0.9 1.35 1.8 2.25 2.7 3.15 3.6 4.05 4.5

Diagram of Normal forces

2.1

1.75

1.4

1.05

0.7

0.35

0
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 4 4.4
-0.35

-0.7

-1.05

-1.4

-1.75