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
nd 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
Beam Property Beam Dx1
Y M Number Type Node 1 Node 2 Number
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
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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 star
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)
0
Beam No Distributed Loads
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

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nd moments

load, and the load intensity at the start and end.

he beam length.

Point Moments
Direction X/Y Position Load Direction X/Y Position Moment
x
y
x 5 -120 x
10 -120 x
15 -120 x

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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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15.45 54.58
-20.00 6.67
-175.45 145.42

-207.99 -18.99

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-26.10 19.68
-125.67 28.38

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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

Node Results Beam End Results

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
m End Results
BM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 Force Deflection
0 0
-200 -0.001036
-450 -0.00045
0 0
-480 -0.000886
-450 1.67E-06
0 0
0 0
666.6667 0.004052
-666.6667 -0.003948
-2250 -0.01011
2250 0.01014
-1750 -0.005206
1750 0.005294
0 1.37E-05
0 1.37E-05
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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
eps moved to VBA
ements 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
 Begin Arrow End Arrow
Style Length Width Style Length Width
6 7 8 9 10 11

6 1 1 6 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1