Elastic Deflection Elastic Deflection

Castigliano’s Method Castigliano’s Method

If deflection is not covered by simple cases in Table 5.1 (p186) Table 5.3 (p193): Energy and Deflection Equations

Complementary
Energy U’

Stored Elastic Energy

U

Example: Axial Tension

U = U' = ∆ ⋅ Q 2 Stored Elastic Energy:

Incremental: dU = dU' = ∆ ⋅ dQ Case 1 from Table 5.1:

Deflection: ∆ = dU dQ
Castiglino’s Theorem: ∆ = ∂U ∂Q gives:

When a body is elastically deflected by any combination of loads, the For varying E and A:
deflection at any point and in any direction is equal to the
partial derivative of strain energy (computed with all loads acting)
with respect to a load located at that point and acting
in that direction

Elastic Deflection Elastic Deflection: Castigliano’s Method

Castigliano’s Method
Table 5.3 (p193): Energy and Deflection Equations

first compute Energy, then Partial Derivative to get deflection

Here 2 types of loading: Bending and Shear

magnitude @ x:
Table 5.3

(1) Obtain expression for all components of energy

Table 5.3 1. Energy: here it has two components:

(2) Take partial derivative to obtain deflection

Castiglino’s Theorem: ∆ = ∂U ∂Q

(23=8)*3*4 = 96
2. Partial Derivatives for deflection:
 Elastic Deflection: Castigliano’s Method
Table 5.3 TWO METHODS
Differentiate after Integral Differentiate under Integral
Elastic Deflection: Castigliano’s Method
•90° bend cantilever beam
•shear neglected
Use of “Dummy Load” Q=0
•Shear neglected => only 4 energy components:
1) BENDING portion a_b: Mab=Py
2) BENDING portion b_c: Mbc=Qx +Ph
3) TENSION portion a_b: Q
4) COMPRESSION portion b_c: P
:
Elastic Deflection: Castigliano’s Method
Transverse shear contributes only <5% to deflection
Elastic Deflection: Castigliano’s Method
500kg x 9.8m/s2
•Eccentrically Load Column
=4900 N
•No Buckling
Redundant Support
Guy wire
•Now Deflection known (δ=0) •Find necessary Tension Force F
(Tension and Compression
mostly negligible if torsion •Hence partial derivative of total elastic energy
and bending are present) with respect to F must be zero
•Omit zero derivatives
- all energy terms above a
- compression term below a
•Only bending term is left: M= (4900 N)(1.2m)-Fy = 5880 Nm - Fy
(Nm)2 Nm
(Nm)2 m Nm3 m3
Nm3 m3
=! 0
finite value F=2940 N