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Example 4.1 List and plot of forces, moments and stresses in beam elements
Example 4.1
List and plot of forces, moments,
stresses and strains in beam
elements
Reference
Timoshenko, Page 98, Problem 4.
Example Description
A standard 30 WF beam (W 30x173) is supported as shown bellow and loaded on
the overhangs by a uniformly distributed load w. Determine the bending moments
and stress and strains at the middle of the beam.
Geometric Properties
a = 10 ft = 120 in
b = 20 ft = 240 in
Material Properties
Steel A36 Fy=32 ksi
Loads
w = 10000 lb/ft = (10000/12) lb/in
10 10
11
11
12
12
13
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! Not needed
~UNITS,BIN
~CODESEL,EC3,EC2,,,EC8
/PREP7
! CivilFEM Preprocessor
! -------------------------------------------------! Define Material properties
~CFMP,1,LIB,STEEL,ASTM,A36
! Material 1: A36 Fy=32 ksi
~CFMP,1,USER
~CFMP,1,EC3,fy,,32000,1,0,0
! Define Element Type
ET,1,BEAM3
! Define Section
~SSECLIB,1,1,51,68
! W 30x173 -> Section:1
~BMSHPRO,1,BEAM,1,1,,,3,,0, !Steel Section
! Ansys Preprocessor
! -------------------------------------------------! Nodes
N,1
N,13,480
FILL,1,13
! Elements
E,1,2
EGEN,12,1,ALL
/SOLU
! Ansys Solution
! -------------------------------------------------! Constrains
D, 4,,,,,,UX,UY
D,10,,,,,,UY
! Loads
ESEL,S,,, 1, 3,1
ESEL,A,,,10,12,1
SFBEAM,ALL,1,PRES,10000/12
ESEL,ALL
! Solve
SOLVE
/POST1
! CivilFEM Postprocessor
! -------------------------------------------------! Read results
~CFSET,,1,1
! Plot Forces & Moments
~PLLSFOR,M,Z,-3 ! Bending Moment Z
~PLLSFOR,F,Y,-1 ! Shear Y
! Plot Stresses and strains
~PLLSSTR,SX,10,3
! Y Top stress (Point 10 is located at Y Top fiber)
~PLCSSTR,BEAM,6,I,SX ! Stresses inside cross section
~PLCSSTR,BEAM,6,I,EPX ! Strains inside cross section
! List of Forces & Moments
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Example 4.1 List and plot of forces, moments and stresses in beam elements
~PRFOR,BOTH,FY,MZ
! FY and MZ at both ends (I and J)
! List of Stresses
~PRSTR,SX,BOTH,POINTS,MINMAX
! Minimum and maximum values at both ends (I and J)
CivilFEM Results
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