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Lecture 16 Stiffness Method (4) - 3D Structures

Lecture 16 covers the stiffness method for analyzing 3D structures in civil and structural engineering. It includes discussions on coordinate systems, degrees of freedom, elemental stiffness matrices, and coordinate transformations. Key formulas for flexural moment of inertia, shear modulus, and 3D truss analysis are also presented.

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Lecture 16 Stiffness Method (4) - 3D Structures

Lecture 16 covers the stiffness method for analyzing 3D structures in civil and structural engineering. It includes discussions on coordinate systems, degrees of freedom, elemental stiffness matrices, and coordinate transformations. Key formulas for flexural moment of inertia, shear modulus, and 3D truss analysis are also presented.

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Lecture 16

Stiffness Method (4): 3D Structures

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Structural Engineering
1. Coordinate System

Z
Y

X
2. Degrees of freedom
3. Elemental Stiffness Matrix

sym
Flexural moment of inertia
Y
hb3 bh 3
Iy = IZ =
12 12
h
Z Polar moment of inertia
b J = Iy + Iz

Shear modulus
E
G=
2(1 + µ )

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Structural Engineering
2D frame

 EA / l 0 0 − EA / l 0 0 
 0 2 
 12 EI / l 3
6 EI / l 2
0 − 12 EI / l 3
6 EI / l 
 0 6 EI / l 2 4 EI / l 0 − 6 EI / l 2 2 EI / l 
[K ] e
=
− EA / l 0 0 EA / l 0 0

 
 0 − 12 EI / l 3 − 6 EI / l 2 0 12 EI / l 3 − 6 EI / l 2 
 
 0 6 EI / l 2
2 EI / l 0 − 6 EI / l 2
4 EI / l 

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Structural Engineering
3D Truss

sym
4. Coordinate Transformation

 [t ] [0] [0] [0]


e e
l xx l xy l xz 
[0] [t ] [0] [0]
 
[T ] = 
e

[0] [0] [t ] [0]


 [t ] = l yx l yy lzz 
e

  l zx l zy l zz 
[0] [0] [0] [t ]  

l xx : Directional cosine between x and x axes

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