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2. REPORT DATE
March 2004 Integrated Force Method Solution to Indeterminate Structural Mechanics Problems
6. AUTHOR(S)
Technical Paper
5. FUNDING NUMBERS
WBS227082405
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field Cleveland, Ohio 44135 3191
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
E10681
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Surya N. Patnaik, Ohio Aerospace Institute, Brook Park, Ohio and NASA Resident Research Associate at Glenn Research Center; and Dale A. Hopkins and Gary R. Halford, NASA Glenn Research Center. Responsible person, Surya N. Patnaik, organization code 5930, 2164335916.
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13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)
Strength of materials problems have been classified into determinate and indeterminate problems. Determinate analysis primarily based on the equilibrium concept is well understood. Solutions of indeterminate problems required additional compatibility conditions, and its comprehension was not exclusive. A solution to indeterminate problem is generated by manipulating the equilibrium concept, either by rewriting in the displacement variables or through the cutting and closing gap technique of the redundant force method. Compatibility improvisation has made analysis cumbersome. The authors have researched and understood the compatibility theory. Solutions can be generated with equal emphasis on the equilibrium and compatibility concepts. This technique is called the Integrated Force Method (IFM). Forces are the primary unknowns of IFM. Displacements are back-calculated from forces. IFM equations are manipulated to obtain the Dual Integrated Force Method (IFMD). Displacement is the primary variable of IFMD and force is back-calculated. The subject is introduced through response variables: force, deformation, displacement; and underlying concepts: equilibrium equation, force deformation relation, deformation displacement relation, and compatibility condition. Mechanical load, temperature variation, and support settling are equally emphasized. The basic theory is discussed. A set of examples illustrate the new concepts. IFM and IFMD based finite element methods are introduced for simple problems.
14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES
Equilibrium equation; Compatibility condition; Deformation displacement relation; Force deformation relation; Integrated Force Method; Dual Integrated Force Method; Truss; Beam; Shaft; Frame; Membrane structure
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