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The Civil Engineering Handbook, Second Edition
47.10 Finite Element Method
Basic Principle • Elastic Formulation • Plane Stress • Plane
Strain • Choice of Element Shapes and Sizes • Choice of
Displacement Function • Nodal Degrees of Freedom •
Isoparametric Elements • Isoparametric Families of Elements •
Element Shape Functions • Formulation of Stiffness Matrix •
Plates Subjected to In-Plane Forces • Beam Element • Plate
Element
47.11 Inelastic Analysis
An Overall View • Ductility • Redistribution of Forces •
Concept of Plastic Hinge • Plastic Moment Capacity • Theory
of Plastic Analysis • Equilibrium Method • Mechanism
Method • Analysis Aids for Gable Frames • Grillages •
Vierendeel Girders • Hinge-by-Hinge Analysis
47.12 Stability of Structures
Stability Analysis Methods • Column Stability • Stability of
Beam-Columns • Slope Deflection Equations • Second-Order
Elastic Analysis • Modifications to Account for Plastic Hinge
Effects • Modification for End Connections • Second-Order
Refined Plastic Hinge Analysis • Second-Order Spread of
Plasticity Analysis • Three-Dimensional Frame Element •
Buckling of Thin Plates • Buckling of Shells
47.13 Dynamic Analysis
Equation of Motion • Free Vibration • Forced Vibration •
Response to Suddenly Applied Load • Response to Time-
Varying Loads • Multiple Degree Systems • Distributed Mass
Systems • Portal Frames • Damping • Numerical Analysis
47.1 Fundamental Principles
The main purpose of
structural analysis
is to determine forces and deformations of the structure due to
applied loads.
Structural design
involves form finding, determination of loadings, and proportioning of
structural members and components in such a way that the assembled structure is capable of supporting
the loads within the design limit states. An analytical model is an idealization of the actual structure.
The structural model should relate the actual behavior to material properties, structural details, loading,
and boundary conditions as accurately as is practicable.
Structures often appear in three-dimensional forms. For structures that have a regular layout and are
rectangular in shape, subject to symmetric loads, it is possible to idealize them into two-dimensional
frames arranged in orthogonal directions. A structure is said to be two-dimensional or planar if all the
members lie in the same plane.
Joints
in a structure are those points where two or more members are
connected. Beams are members subjected to loading acting transversely to their longitudinal axis and
creating flexural bending only.
Ties
are members that are subjected to axial tension only, while struts
(columns or posts) are members subjected to axial compression only. A
truss
is a structural system
consisting of members that are designed to resist only axial forces. A structural system in which joints
are capable of transferring end moments is called a
frame
. Members in this system are assumed to be
capable of resisting bending moments, axial force, and shear force.
Boundary Conditions
A
hinge
or
pinned joint
does not allow translational movements
(Fig. 47.1a). It is assumed to be frictionless
and to allow rotation of a member with respect to the others. A
roller
permits the attached structural
part to rotate freely with respect to the rigid surface and to translate freely in the direction parallel to
the surface (Fig. 47.1b). Translational movement in any other direction is not allowed. A
fixed support
(Fig. 47.1c) does not allow rotation or translation in any direction. A
rotational spring
provides some