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PROBLEM (*13.10 and 13.11) The plane truss is loaded and supported as shown in Figs. P13.10
and P13.11. Each element has an axial rigidity AE. Determine:
(a) The global stiffness matrix for each element.
(b) The system stiffness matrix
(c ) The system force-displacement relations.
SOLUTION (*13.10)
Table P13.10 Data for the truss of Fig.P13.10
692.0462.0308.0832.0555.031.56211.75
36.048.064.06.08.087.3654
100109033
36.048.064.06.08.087.3652
692.0462.0308.0832.0555.031.56211.71
)( 22
−−−
−−−
o
o
o
o
o
scscscmLengthElement
θ
( a ) Use Eq. (13.14):
uv u
11 2
v
2
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎣
⎡
−−
−−
−−
−−
=
692.0462.0692.0462.0
462.0308.0462.0308.0
692.0462.0692.0462.0
462.0308.0462.0308.0
211.7
][ 1AE
k
uv uv
11 33
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎣
⎡
−−
−−
−−
−−
=
36.048.036.048.0
48.064.048.064.0
36.048.036.048.0
48.064.048.064.0
5
][ 2AE
k
uvu v
223 3
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎦
⎤
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎣
⎡
−
−
=
1010
0000
1010
0000
3
][ 3AE
k
uv u v
33 4 4 Continued on next slide
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