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MIET 2115 Solid Mechanics and Materials 2 Part A: Solid Mechanics

by: Dr. Toh Yen Pang

Example 1: A simple elastic frame shown in the Figure below. Consider only the deection caused by bending. The exural rigidity EI of both members is equal and constant.
Determine the horizontal deection of point A, using 1. Castiglianos second theorem
2. Graph Multiplication Method (GMM)

a
a
P
A

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Answer :

4 Pa 3 3EI
2

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Example 2: A cantilever beam AB, length 4m, subjected to a concentrated loads and moment as shown in the Figure below. Take E = 200 GPa, I = 200(106) mm4. Use the Castiglianos second theorem, compute deflection and slope at point A. 25kNm B 2m 2m 20kN
Answers : Deflection = 230 EI 130 Slope = EI
3

10kN A

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Example 3: A simple beam with a length 2a supports a uniformly distributed load .

Use the Mohrs method to determine the deection at point A and angle of rotation at support B.
a
A
2a

B
Answers : 5 a 4 24 EI a3 " 1 a % B = $ + ' EI # 3 8 &

A =

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Example 4: In the statically determinate beam depicted in the Figure below the cross-section has a bending stiffness EI. The deformations caused by the shear force are small enough to be disregarded. Considering only the deformation due to bending, use the Graph Multiplication Method (GMM) to determine the deflection at point A. 2a a a2 A

Answer :
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a4 3EI
5

Example 5: A cantilever beam AB supporting a uniform load of intensity acting over part of the span as shown in Figure below.
Determine the deection at point A and angle of rotation at support B, using 1. Castiglianos second theorem
2. Graph Multiplication Method (GMM)


B
a
a
A

Answers : 7 a 4 24 EI a3 B = 6 EI

A =

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Example 6: A simple elastic frame shown in the Figure below. Consider only the deection caused by bending. The exural rigidity EI of both members is equal and constant. Determine the deection of point A.
1m
1m
20

Answers : X = 55

1m

10
A

A =

10.8 EI
7

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Example 7:

Use the Castiglianos Second Theorem to determine the slope and deection of point B of the steel beam shown in Figure below. Take E = 200 GPa, I = 60 (106) mm4.

14 kNm

5kN

A B
2m 2m

3m
Answers : B = 0.00172 m

B = 0.00194rad

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Example 8: Consider a statically determinate frame subjected to external loads as shown in the gure below. Take EI = constant.
Use the GMM method to determine slope at point A


a 2

a

a 2

a
A a
3a2

Answer :

191 a 3 a3 or 3.979 EI EI

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