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Structural Analysis: Loading & Support Conditions

1. The document discusses loading and support conditions for structural analysis, including different types of loads like point loads, distributed loads, and concentrated moments. It also describes different support conditions like fixed, pinned, and pinned on rollers. 2. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying equations of static equilibrium to determine unknown reactions for different structures by drawing free body diagrams. The examples include a diving board, beam with distributed load, and planar truss. 3. Key steps are to draw the free body diagram by removing external supports, apply the equilibrium equations to solve for unknown reactions, and check the solution.

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Structural Analysis: Loading & Support Conditions

1. The document discusses loading and support conditions for structural analysis, including different types of loads like point loads, distributed loads, and concentrated moments. It also describes different support conditions like fixed, pinned, and pinned on rollers. 2. Examples are provided to demonstrate applying equations of static equilibrium to determine unknown reactions for different structures by drawing free body diagrams. The examples include a diving board, beam with distributed load, and planar truss. 3. Key steps are to draw the free body diagram by removing external supports, apply the equilibrium equations to solve for unknown reactions, and check the solution.

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001 - MECHANICS AND MATERIALS I


Lecture #2
9/11/2006
Prof. Carol Livermore

TOPIC: LOADING AND SUPPORT CONDITIONS

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Tools we need:
1. Recall loading conditions (last time)

a. Forces - (”Point Loads ”) Point of Application


Magnitude
Direction

b. Moments
From forces applied at a distance from a point.

2. Recall equation of static equilibrium (last time)


   
F = 0 ⇒ Fx = 0, Fy = 0, Fz = 0
    
M0 = 0 ⇒ Mx = 0, My = 0, Mz = 0

3. Distributed Loads - Force per unit length

4. Concentrated Moment - Moment applied at a point (EX: Screwdriver)

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FREE BODY DIAGRAMS
Draw like a mechanical engineer

Fixed Support
Cannot translate horizontally or vertically.
Cannot rotate.

Pinned Support

- Cannot translate.
- Free to rotate.

Pinned on Rollers

- Cannot translate in y.
- Can translate in x.
- Free to rotate.

REACTIONS: (Forces applied by a support)

2
⇒ can apply Rx .
No 
↑↓⇒ can apply Ry .
No rotate ⇒ can apply M .

So:

Need Rx , Ry , M

Need Rx , Ry

3
Need Ry

OTHERS:

CABLE:

SMOOTH SUPPORT:

EXAMPLE: DIVING BOARD


Find reactions from the supports for this structure.

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1. How to draw a Free Body Diagram (FBD)
i. Remove all external supports.
ii. Draw all relevant dimensions.
iii. Depict all external forces and moments.
iv. Coordinate system.

2. Apply
 the equations of equilibrium.
 F x : RAx = 0
 F y : −P + RAy = 0
MAz : MA − LP + (RAx )(0) + (RAy )(0) = 0

3. Solve. RAx = 0
RAy = P
MA = LP

4. Check

⇒ looks good!

EXAMPLE:

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Draw FBD.

Apply
 equilibrium.
F : RAx = 0
 x L
Fy : RAy + RBy − 0 (−q0 )dx = 0
 L q0 L2
MA : RBy L + 0 (−q0 )xdx = 0 = RBy L − 2

Solve. RAx = 0
L2
RBy = q02L = q02L ⇒ RBy = q02L
RAy + q02L − q0 L = 0 ⇒ RAy = q02L

Check.

⇒ looks good!

EXAMPLE: PLANAR TRUSS

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Q: What are the forces on each member?

Approach:
Look at whole structure.
Look at each piece individually.

FBD of Whole Structure

RB = RBx î + RBy ĵ

Equations
 of Equilibrium:
Fx = 0
 R Bx + P = 0
Fy = 0
 R Ay + R B y = 0
MA = 0
RBy l + (P )(− sin θ)l = 0
OR
 × P + rAB
rAC  × RB = 0

Solve. RBx = −P
RBy = P sin θ
RAy = −P sin θ

Check.

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