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Lecture 3 Stiffness Method Trusses

The document summarizes the stiffness method for analyzing trusses. It outlines the learning objectives which are to derive the stiffness matrix for a bar element and plane truss problem. It describes how to assemble the global stiffness matrix from element matrices and apply boundary conditions. Properties of the global stiffness matrix are that it is square, symmetric, singular without constraints, and diagonal terms are positive. The document assigns problems from a textbook on finite element analysis to solve.

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Lecture 3 Stiffness Method Trusses

The document summarizes the stiffness method for analyzing trusses. It outlines the learning objectives which are to derive the stiffness matrix for a bar element and plane truss problem. It describes how to assemble the global stiffness matrix from element matrices and apply boundary conditions. Properties of the global stiffness matrix are that it is square, symmetric, singular without constraints, and diagonal terms are positive. The document assigns problems from a textbook on finite element analysis to solve.

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Stiffness Method for Trusses

Learning Objectives
➢ To derive the stiffness matrix for a bar element.

➢ To illustrate how to solve a bar assemblage by the direct stiffness


method.

➢ To describe the concept of transformation of vectors in two different


coordinate systems in the plane.

➢ To derive the stiffness matrix for a bar arbitrarily oriented in the


plane.

➢ To show how to solve a plane truss problem.

➢ To define symmetry and describe the use of symmetry to solve a


truss problem.

➢ To introduce and solve problems with inclined supports.


where [k ] is the element stiffness Matrix {d} is the
element nodal displacement vector and { f } is the element
nodal force vector.
where [K] is the Global/Total stiffness Matrix, {d} is
the global nodal displacement vector and {F} is the
global nodal force vector.
Properties of Global/Total Stiffness Matrix
1) Order of global stiffness matrix stiffness matrix
corresponds to total degree of freedom of the structure.
2) It is square and symmetric.
3) It is singular and thus no inverse exists until sufficient
boundary conditions are ensured to remove the
singularity and prevent rigid body motion .
4) Diagonal terms of the matrix are always positive i.e.,
force directed in say left direction cannot produce a
displacement in right direction.
5) Diagonal terms will be zero or negative only if the
structure is unstable.
Assignment: 2
Solve the following Problems from the Book “A First Course in
the Finite Element Method” by Daryl L. Logan.

1. Problem: 3-29

2. Problem: 3-33

3. Problem: 3-35

4. Problem: 3-46

5. Problem: 3-51

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