TUTORIALS

Beam problems:-
1 Moment of Inertia, I = 39 in

!enter as I"" in A#S$S%& 'ross-se(tional area,

A=1)* in
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& ,ei-.t = 1+)19 in& Mo/0l0s of 1lasti(it2, 1=3314 psi !enter as 15 in
A#S$S%& <=3)+9 !enter as #U5$ in A#S$S%)

+) Anal2sis of a Simple 'antile6ere/ Beam 7it. 1n/ Loa/
Beam Material Mo/0l0s of 1lasti(it2 = 3314 psi
Lin8 problems:-
3) 'ross-se(tional area of tr0ss members = 3)31- m
2
; Modulus of 1lasti(it2 =
+)3*111 psi& 'ir(le/ n0mbers s.o7n are no/e n0mbers
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Anal29e t.e .i-.7a2 o6erpass frame s.o7n in :i-0re) T.e main .ori9ontal beam is
;+<14+ !area = *)*in+, moment of inertia = =1*3 in, .ei-.t = += in%) T.e in(line/
members are ;+<*4 !area = ++) in+,moment of inertia = +133 in, .ei-.t = +3)9+
in%) T.e loa/in-, -i6en in 8ips !1 8ip = 1333 lbs%, is applie/as s.o7n in t.e fi-0re)
Ass0me $o0n->s mo/0l0s, 1 = 3333 8si)
F= 125 N F= 100 N
3 m 3 m 3 m
3 m
3 m
1 2 3
4
5
6 7
8
=) ?etermine t.e no/al /efle(tions, rea(tion for(es, an/ stress for t.e tr0ss s2stem
s.o7n belo7 !1 = +33@Aa, A = 3+=3mm
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%)
4) SARI#@ AROBL1MS:-
*) A#S$S .as an option t.at 7ill allo7 for t.e masses to be mo/ele/ as point
masses) Usin- t.is option, no /imensions or material properties 7o0l/ be ne(essar2
for t.e masses) ,o7e6er, so t.at t.e mo/e s.apes are easier to 0n/erstan/ 7.en
t.e2 are animate/, in t.is (ase,t.e masses 7ill be mo/ele/ as blo(8s, 1 m < 1 m, 7it.
0nit t.i(8ness) So, t.e2 .a6e a 6ol0me of1 m3) T.e/ensities 7ill be spe(ifie/ to
pro/0(e t.e (orre(t masses) Also, t.e free len-t.s of t.e
sprin-s are irrele6ant in t.is anal2sis, as onl2 t.e stiffnesses matter) B0t, t.e2 7ill
bot. beass0me/ to .a6e a len-t. of = m)
B
9)Alane element t2pe:-
Stressin- a plate 7it. a (ir(0lar or ellipti(al .ole:-
13
11) A sC0are plate 7it. a .ole in t.e (enter .as a 0niform press0re of 13 8si applie/
to t.e .ole) T.e obDe(ti6e of t.is e<ample is to 0se t.e /esi-n optimi9ation feat0re in
A#S$S to mo/if2 t.e /imensions of t.e plate an/ t.e .ole in or/er to minimi9e t.e
6ol0me of t.e plate 7it.o0t e<(ee/in- a ma<im0m 6on Mises stress of 3+)= 8si) One
C0arter of t.e plate 7ill be mo/ele/ an/ Alane + elements 7it. a /efa0lt mes.
/ensit2 7ill be 0se/)
?esi-n Eariables:
T.is mo/el 7ill .a6e t.e plate .ei-.t, 7i/t., t.i(8ness an/ t.e ra/i0s of t.e .ole
parameteri9e/) T.e ran-es are as follo7s:
Aarameter Minim0m Eal0e Ma<im0m Eal0e
,ei-.t !,% 13 in 1= in
;i/t. !;% 13 in 1= in
T.i(8ness !T% 3)1 in 3)+= in
Ra/i0s !R% 1)3 in +)= in
State Eariable:
T.e ma<im0m 6on Mises eC0i6alent stress 7ill be limite/ to 3+)= 8si)
?esi-n ObDe(ti6e:
Minimi9e t.e 6ol0me of t.e plate)
T.e plate .as a $o0n->s Mo/0l0s of 33<13
3
8si an/ Aoisson>s Ratio of 3)3)
1+) Alane Stress Anal2sis of a Fe2.ole Spe(imen