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Original Author: Surojit Ghosh
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The end forces (FX, FY and FZ) will be positive if the forces are in the positive local axis. The following figure shows the
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The member end moments (MX, MY and MZ) follow the right hand rule. If the right hand thumb points the positive local
axis, then the fingers point in the direction of the positive moment. The following figure shows the positive member end
moments.
Joint Equilibrium
The joint equilibrium should be checked in three planes (XY, YZ and ZX plane). For each plane, the axis which is
perpendicular to that plane is considered for the joint equilibrium check. The summation of forces along that axis and
Example:
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In this example, the following plane is considered - member 31501, 31518, 1139 and 1140 is on that plane and member
Force Equilibrium:
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So the summation of force along the axis perpendicular to the plane is: 0.02+(-0.482)+(-0.675)+0.797+0.34 = 0
Moment Equilibrium:
The moments are acting at the member end. To check the joint equilibrium, the reactions at node 1015 is considered.
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Summation of moment about the axis perpendicular to the plane is: 4.668+46.66+(-116.441)+66.11+0.003 = 0
Created by Suro
When: Sun, Mar 23 2014 4:05 AM
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