Lecture 10- summary

No material or structural element can sustain infinite load!

Physical reason: Atomic bonds inside a material can only sustain a critical load, on the order

of a few nN.

Therefore - need to satisfy two condition in structural problems:

1. Static equilibrium, that is, statically admissible (S.A.)

2. Strength compatibility (S.C.)

Expression of S.C. in terms of material strength σ0:

8
7
gamma_1/gamma_3

6
Same robustness
Robustness ratio

A1
5
for
A2 30 degree angle
4
φ
3
Failure occurs
2
simultaneously
A3 1
in all rods
0
0 50 100
A1/A3=2 same strength σ0 Angle phi