KB6005 Advanced Structural Systems

2018/19 Semester 1

Dr. Sherry CHEN

Lecturer
Department of Mechanical & Construction Engineering

0191-349-5121

sherry.chen@northumbria.ac.uk

Room 509, Wynne-Jones Building

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Seminar 5:
Mohr's area moment methods

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 Lecture summary I

 Mohr's area moment x

method I:
The slope change
between any two points
Moment diagram
on a deflection curve of
a uniform beam is equal M
to the area of moment
diagram between these
two points divided by A C D B
x
(EI ).
𝟏
E : Young’s modulus 𝜽𝑫 − 𝜽𝑪 = × 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝑨
I : second moment of 𝑬𝑰
area
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 Lecture summary II
y
 tC/D: vertical deviation of a x
point C on the deflection
C D
curve with respect to the tC/D
tangent line at D
M
 Mohr's area moment
method II: Area A

𝟏
𝒕𝑪/𝑫 = ഥ𝟏 × 𝑨
×𝒙 x
𝑬𝑰 C
ഥ𝟏 : distance between C
• 𝒙 • A: area of M diagram
and centroid of M between C and D;
diagram enclosed by C if 𝑴 > 𝟎, 𝑨 > 𝟎
and D; always positive. if 𝑴 < 𝟎, 𝑨 < 𝟎.
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Question I

y P
C D
A B x

L 2L L

A beam AB is fixed at one end A. A force P is applied

on point D. The beam is uniform with Young’s modulus
E and second moment of area I.
Calculate the slope of the deflection curve at point C.

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 Thinking

 Determine M (moment) diagram using free-body

diagram and force analysis
 Calculate slope change between point A and C by
Mohr's area moment method I
 Calculate the slope at C using the boundary condition
that the slope at the fixed end A is 0

y P
C D
A B x

L 2L L

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 Question II

y P = 16 kN

C D
A B x

2m 4m 2m

A beam AB is hinged at one end A and vertically supported

at the other end. A force P of 16 kN is applied on point D.
The beam is uniform: E = 200 GPa and I = 𝟏𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 𝐦𝐦𝟒 .
Calculate the slope of the deflection curve at point C.

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 Thinking

 Determine M (moment) diagram using free-body diagram

and force analysis
 Calculate slope change (𝜽𝑪 − 𝜽𝑨 ) between point A and C by
Mohr's area moment method I
 Calculate 𝜽𝑨 using geometric relation & Mohr's area
moment method II
 From the obtained values of (𝜽𝑪 − 𝜽𝑨 ) and 𝜽𝑨 , calculate 𝜽𝑪

y P = 16 kN

C D
A B x

2m 4m 2m