QUESTION 1 (a) Sketch a bar element, a plane truss element, and a beam element. Label the axes, nodes and nodal degrees of freedom (dof). Identify the physical quantity of each dof. (b) Figure Q1(a) below shows a loaded cantilevered beam. The beam is made of a material with E = 200 GPa while the cross section of the beam is shown in Figure Q1(b).
QUESTION 1 (a) Sketch a bar element, a plane truss element, and a beam element. Label the axes, nodes and nodal degrees of freedom (dof). Identify the physical quantity of each dof. (b) Figure Q1(a) below shows a loaded cantilevered beam. The beam is made of a material with E = 200 GPa while the cross section of the beam is shown in Figure Q1(b).
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VIEWStep 2: State the characteristics of bar, truss and beam element
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VIEWStep 3: Determine flexural rigidity of the beam
VIEWStep 4: Formulate element stiffness matrices
VIEWStep 5: Formulate global stiffness matrix
VIEWStep 6: Formulate load vector matrix
VIEWStep 7: Formulate displacement vector
VIEWStep 8: Determine joint displacement
VIEWStep 9: Determine support reactions
VIEWStep 10: Compute maximum bending stress
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