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Problem#1:
Determine the joint displacements, member end forces and support reactions for beam using the Matrix Stiffness method.

ACTUAL BEAM
NDOF = 3
NR = 5

ANALYTICAL MODEL

SECTION PROPERTIES
1
2
3

E (Mpa)

I (mm4)

L (mm)

L (m)

200000
200000
200000

146000000
146000000
208000000

3000
6000
3000

3
6
3

I. FOR THE JOINT DISPLACEMENTS (d),

A. FOR MATRIX S,
(By Code Number Technique)

a. FOR k,
MEMBER
1
2
3

EI

/L3 (KN/m)
1081.481481
135.1851852
1540.740741

STIFFNESS MATRIX (k) FOR MEMBER 1 (L=3 m)

4

C
12977.77778
19466.66667
-12977.77778
19466.66667

C
19466.66667
38933.33333
-19466.66667
19466.66667

C
-12977.77778
-19466.66667
12977.77778
-19466.66667

C
19466.66667
19466.66667
-19466.66667
38933.33333

C
C
5
C
2
C
1

STIFFNESS MATRIX (k) FOR MEMBER 2 (L=3 m)

5

C
1622.222222
4866.666667
-1622.222222
4866.666667

C
4866.666667
19466.66667
-4866.666667
9733.333333

C
-1622.222222
-4866.666667
1622.222222
-4866.666667

C
4866.666667
9733.333333
-4866.666667
19466.66667

C
C
6
C
2

STIFFNESS MATRIX (k) FOR MEMBER 3 (L=3 m)

6

18488.88889
27733.33333
-18488.88889
27733.33333

27733.33333
55466.66667
-27733.33333
27733.33333

-18488.88889
-27733.33333
18488.88889
-27733.33333

27733.33333
27733.33333
-27733.33333
55466.66667

6
3

7
8

38933.33333
19466.66667
0

MATRIX S
19466.66667
38933.33333
9733.333333

0
9733.333333
74933.33333

INVERSE S
-1.78982E-05
3.57965E-05
-4.64972E-06

3.46341E-05
-1.78982E-05
2.32486E-06

2.32486E-06
-4.64972E-06
1.39492E-05

B. FOR P,
P VECTOR
-55
KN-m
0
KN-m
0
KN-m
C. FOR Pf,
(By Code Number Technique)

a. FOR Qf,
MEMBER 1
0
0
0
0

C
C
5
C
2
C
1

MEMBER 2
90.3158333

92.8325

109.6841667
-120.9375

MEMBER 3
46.2
13.2
19.8
-19.8
Therefore...
Pf VECTOR
0
92.8325
-107.7375

C
C
3
C
2

C
C
6
C
3
C

C
C
7
C
8
C
3

P-Pf
-55
-92.8325
107.7375

d VECTOR
7.14027E-06
-0.002839623
0.001806626
II. FOR MEMBER END FORCES (Q),
Q= ku + Qf
a. FOR u,

MEMBER 1
-55.13899721
-55
55.13899721
-110.4169916

MEMBER 1
0
7.14027E-06
0
-0.002839623

MEMBER 2
0
-0.002839623
0
0.001806626

MEMBER 3
0
0.001806626
0
0

MEMBER 1
-55.13899721
-55
55.13899721
-110.4169916

ku
MEMBER 2
-5.02725279
-37.69350279
5.02725279
7.529986051

MEMBER 3
50.10375697
100.2075139
-50.10375697
50.10375697

Q
MEMBER 2
85.28858051
55.13899721
114.7114195
-113.4075139

MEMBER 3
96.30375697
113.4075139
-30.30375697
30.30375697

III. FOR SUPPORT REACTIONS (F),

REACTIONS
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8

F
-55.13899721
140.4275777
211.0151765
-30.30375697
30.30375697

KN
KN
KN
KN
KN-m