Example Problem No.

18

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ApplicationExamplesAmerican

Example Problems
18. Stress calculation for plate elements
Thisexampledemonstratesthecalculationofprincipalstressesonafiniteelement.
Figure119:ExampleProblemNo.18

FixedSupportsatJoints1,2,3,4,5,9,13

Loadintensity=1psi(pound/in2)innegativeglobalYdirection
Actualinputisshowninboldletteringfollowedbyexplanation.
STAADSPACESAMPLECALCULATIONFOR
*ELEMENTSTRESSES
EveryinputhastostartwiththetermSTAAD.ThewordSPACEsignifiesthatthestructureisaspaceframe(3Dstructure).
UNITKIPFEET
Definestheinputunitsforthedatathatfollows.
JOINTCOORDINATES
10004300
REPEAT3001
JointnumberfollowedbyX,YandZcoordinatesareprovidedabove.TheREPEATcommandisusedtogeneratecoordinatesof
joints5to16basedonthepatternofjoints1to4.

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ELEMENTINCIDENCE
11562TO3
REPEAT234
Elementconnectivitiesofelements1to3aredefinedfirst,basedonwhich,theconnectivitiesofelements4to9aregenerated.
UNITINCH
ELEMENTPROPERTIES
1TO9THICK1.0
Elements1to9haveathicknessof1inch.
CONSTANTS
ECONCRETEALL
POISSONCONCRETEALL
ModulusofElasticityandPoissonsratioofalltheelementsisthatofthebuiltindefaultvalueforconcrete.
SUPPORT
1TO45913FIXED
"Fixedsupport"conditionsexistattheabovementionedjoints.
UNITPOUND
LOAD1
ELEMENTLOAD
1TO9PRESSURE1.0
Auniformpressureof1pound/sq.inisappliedonalltheelements.Intheabsenceofanexplicitdirectionspecification,theload
isassumedtoactalongthelocalZaxis.Thenegativevalueindicatesthattheloadactsoppositetothepositivedirectionofthe
localZ.
PERFORMANALYSIS
Theabovecommandinstructstheprogramtoproceedwiththeanalysis.
PRINTSUPPORTREACTION
Theabovecommandisselfexplanatory.
PRINTELEMENTSTRESSESLIST4
Elementstressesatthecentroidoftheelementareprintedusingtheabovecommand.Theoutputincludesmembranestresses,
shearstresses,bendingmomentsperunitwidthandprincipalstresses.
FINISH
TheSTAADrunisterminated.

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STAAD.Pro

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Proprietary Program of

Research Engineers,

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1. STAAD SPACE SAMPLE CALCULATION FOR
2. * ELEMENT STRESSES
3. UNIT KIP FEET
4. JOINT COORDINATES
5. 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0
6. REPEAT 3 0 0 1
7. ELEMENT INCIDENCE
8. 1 1 5 6 2 TO 3
9. REPEAT 2 3 4
10. UNIT INCH
11. ELEMENT PROPERTIES
12. 1 TO 9 THICK 1.0
13. CONSTANTS
14. E CONCRETE ALL
15. POISSON CONCRETE ALL
16. SUPPORT
17. 1 TO 4 5 9 13 FIXED
18. UNIT POUND
19. LOAD 1
20. ELEMENT LOAD
21. 1 TO 9 PRESSURE -1.0
22. PERFORM ANALYSIS
P R O B L E M

S T A T I S T I C S

----------------------------------NUMBER OF JOINTS/MEMBER+ELEMENTS/SUPPORTS =
ORIGINAL/FINAL BAND-WIDTH=

5/

TOTAL PRIMARY LOAD CASES =

9/

36 DOF

1, TOTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM =

SIZE OF STIFFNESS MATRIX =

REQRD/AVAIL. DISK SPACE

16/

5/
4 DOUBLE

12.1/

96

KILO-WORDS

40262.2 MB

23. PRINT SUPPORT REACTION

SUPPORT REACTIONS -UNIT POUN INCH

STRUCTURE TYPE = SPACE

----------------JOINT

LOAD

FORCE-X

FORCE-Y

FORCE-Z

MOM-X

MOM-Y

MOM Z

0.00

-9.76

0.00

-12.51

0.00

12.51
-16.81

1
2

0.00

70.14

0.00

-853.81

0.00

0.00

301.41

0.00

-2821.43

0.00

95.50

0.00

281.33

0.00

-2127.22

0.00

-769.09

0.00

70.14

0.00

16.81

0.00

853.81

0.00

301.41

0.00

-95.50

0.00

2821.43

13

0.00

281.33

0.00

769.09

0.00

2127.22

************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************

24. PRINT ELEMENT STRESSES LIST 4
ELEMENT STRESSES

FORCE,LENGTH UNITS= POUN INCH

---------------STRESS = FORCE/UNIT WIDTH/THICK, MOMENT = FORCE-LENGTH/UNIT WIDTH

ELEMENT

LOAD

SQX

SQY

MX

MY

MXY

VONT

VONB

SX

SY

SXY

TRESCAT

TRESCAB

10.43

-9.94

16.90

85.81

36.43

605.39

605.39

0.00

0.00

0.00

608.99

608.99

TOP :

SMAX=

608.99

SMIN=

7.25

TMAX=

300.87

ANGLE= -23.3

BOTT:

SMAX=

-7.25

SMIN=

-608.99

TMAX=

300.87

ANGLE= -23.3

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**** MAXIMUM STRESSES AMONG SELECTED PLATES AND CASES ****

MAXIMUM

MINIMUM

MAXIMUM

PRINCIPAL

PRINCIPAL

SHEAR

STRESS

MAXIMUM
TRESCA

STRESS

STRESS

STRESS

3.008685E+02

6.053947E+02

6.089873E+02

STRESS

6.089873E+02 -6.089873E+02

MAXIMUM
VONMISES

PLATE NO.

CASE

NO.

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25. FINISH
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Calculation of principal stresses for element 4

Calculationsarepresentedforthetopsurfaceonly.

SX=0.0lb/in2

SY=0.0lb/in2

SXY=0.0lb/in2
MX=16.90lbin/in
MY=85.81lbin/in
MXY=36.43lbin/in

S=1/6t2=1/612=0.1667in3(SectionModulus)

x=SX+MX/S=0.0+16.90/0.1667=101.38psi

y=SY+MY/S=0.0+85.81/0.1667=514.75psi

xy=SXY+MXY/S=0.0+36.43/0.1667=218.54psi

SMax=(xy)/2+TMax=(101.38514.75)/2+300.80=608.87psi
SMin=(x+y)/2TMax=(101.38+514.75)/2300.80=7.27psi

Angle=
VONT=

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