2D Frame Analysis

Analysis of a 2D frame subject to distributed loads, point loads and moments

Beam Property Types 2
Property Number Area I Young's Modulus Shear Area
1 1.00E+00 8.33E-02 20,000,000 0.00E+00
2 2.00E+00 1.67E-01 20,000,000 0.00E+00
Analysis of a 2D frame subject to distributed loads, point loads and moments
Node Coordinates 4 Node Restraints
Shear Modulus Number X Y Number X
0 1 0.00 0.00 1 F
0 2 0.00 20.00 4 F
3 30.00 20.00
4 30.00 0.00
2 Beam Connections 4 Beam End Releases
Y M
Beam
Number
Property
Type Node 1 Node 2
Beam
Number
Dx1
F 1 1 1 2 1
F 2 2 2 3 2
3 2 3 4 3
4 2 1 3 4
8 4
Dy1 M1 Dx2 Dy2 M2
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
PlotScale 0.9
Centre X
Centre Y
Defelction Scale 20
Input2
2D Frame Analysis
Analysis of a 2D frame subject to distributed loads, point loads and moments
Applied Loads
For distributed loads specify length from the ends of the start and end of the load, and the load intensity at the start and end.
For Point loads and moments specify the position and magnitude
Positions and load lengths are measured along the beam axis, as a ratio of the beam length.
Distributed and point load direction is either "X" (horizontal) or "Y" (vertical)
FALSE
Beam No
5 a Load/m start Load/m end b
1 0 -20 -20 0
2 0 -30 -30 0
3 0 -30 -30 0
3
3
Distributed Loads
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Analysis of a 2D frame subject to distributed loads, point loads and moments
For distributed loads specify length from the ends of the start and end of the load, and the load intensity at the start and end.
Positions and load lengths are measured along the beam axis, as a ratio of the beam length.
Direction X/Y Position Load Direction X/Y Position Moment
x
y
x 5 -120 x
10 -120 x
15 -120 x
Moments Distributed Loads Point
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Input2
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Input2
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Input2
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Input2
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Input2
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Element Actions
1 -96.74 -15.45 -240.00 96.74
2 0.00 20.00 33.33 0.00
3 96.74 175.45 72.71 -96.74
4 7.12 207.99 -9.50 -7.12
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5 31.77 26.10 9.84 -31.77
6 -8.51 125.67 14.19 8.51
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Input2
15.45 54.58
-20.00 6.67
-175.45 145.42
-207.99 -18.99
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Input2
-26.10 19.68
-125.67 28.38
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Input2
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0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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2D Frame Analysis
Analysis of a 2D frame subject to distributed loads, point loads and moments
Deflection Reaction Beam Shear Ax
DX1 0.0000E+00 880.000 1-1 -200.0 -450.0
DY1 0.0000E+00 903.333 1-2 200.0 -450.0
RZ1 0.0000E+00 0.000 2-1 450.0 200.0
DX2 -1.0365E-03 0.000 2-2 -450.0 200.0
DY2 -4.5000E-04 0.000 3-1 480.0 3.3
RZ2 0.0000E+00 0.000 3-2 -480.0 3.3
DX3 -8.8647E-04 0.000 4-1 0.0 -817.3
DY3 1.6667E-06 0.000 4-2 0.0 -817.3
RZ3 0.0000E+00 0.000
DX4 0.0000E+00 480.000
DY4 0.0000E+00 -3.333
RZ4 0.0000E+00 0.000
Rel1-3 4.0518E-03 0.000
Rel1-6 -3.9482E-03 0.000
Rel2-3 -1.0110E-02 0.000
Rel2-6 1.0140E-02 0.000
Rel3-3 -5.2057E-03 0.000
Rel3-6 5.2943E-03 0.000
Rel4-3 1.3677E-05 0.0
Rel4-6 1.3677E-05 0.0
Beam End Results Node Results
BM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Beam End Results
Force Deflection
0 0
-200 -0.00104
-450 -0.00045
0 0
-480 -0.00089
-450 1.67E-06
0 0
0 0
666.6667 0.004052
-666.667 -0.00395
-2250 -0.01011
2250 0.01014
-1750 -0.00521
1750 0.005294
0 1.37E-05
0 1.37E-05
Disclaimer
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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Copyright 2009 Interactive Design Services Pty Ltd. all rights reserved
Revision History
Current Version 1.06 1/30/2010
Rev Date By Description
1.00 15-Feb-09 DAJ First release
1.01 5-Mar-09 DAJ VBA matrix solution routine added
1.02 3/29/2009 DAJ End releases added, beam end actions added, all solution steps moved to VBA
1.03 5/10/2009 DAJ Frame plot added, shear deformation added, support displacements added
1.04 7/19/2009 DAJ Distributed load corrected for non-uniform load
1.05 12/31/2009 DAJ Added check of global restraint in X and Y directions
1.06 1/30/2010 DAJ Member end release input table headings changed
End releases added, beam end actions added, all solution steps moved to VBA
Frame plot added, shear deformation added, support displacements added
Data ranges Last Plot Range
Input1!$I$6:$K$33 Plot!$D$2:$N$34
Input1!$R$6:$U$47
Sheet2!$D$6:$N$7 1 2 3 4 5
Plot!$D$2:$N$34 Type No. Type Colour Dash Weight
1 Line 8 1.50
2 Line 8 1.00
Style Length Width Style Length Width
6 7 8 9 10 11
6 1 1 6 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
Begin Arrow End Arrow