Hi!
Since most of the programs are for structural calculations, I am sharing that here.
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=523051
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rb1957
Sorry, but this is exactly the kind of discussion, I tried to avoid by setting E = infinity.
Let's keep the things as simple. :)
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Ned Ganchovski
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rb1957,
Yes, these problems are common for prestressed reinforcement. But this would also apply to our problem, if the block was concrete. It was just an example that the material does matter and specifying Е = infinity can simplify the problem.
In practice, we can have preloaded anchor bolts...
BAretired
From my experience, some people tend to make the things much more complicated than necessary. So, by introducing this premise, I avoid turning this otherwise simple problem into a postdoc research. :)))
For example, imagine that the block is concrete C15/20. We may loose prestress...
It is a good question. What is your opinion about that?
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Howdy!
This is another tricky problem to check your knowledge and common engineering sense;)
Given a steel bolt in an infinitely stiff package. First, we tighten the nut until we prestress the bolt with a force P. Then, we pull the bolt with a force F. What is the final axial force inside the...
I do not know what dimensions do you have in your case. It would be much easier if you post some picture of your structure.
I am not sure this applies only for thin plates. What do you mean with "That would only apply for a very large diameter hollow section with a small thickness slab...
@drucurl. I am pretty confident that you cannot take the inner perimeter. But I see your point. What you can legally do is to take out the UDL that acts on the area enclosed by the punching perimeter and reduce the total punching force. As one can notice, this load does not contribute to the...
Even if the section is hollow, you have to consider only the outer perimeter as for a solid section. If it fails, the column will punch through the slab anyway.
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GeorgeTheCivilEngineer. No, there are two horizontal supports and one vertical. The top middle support provides restraint in two directions: X and Y. Yes, it is pinned. Sorry, lost in translation. Actually, this is very basic stuff. I am a little surprised that we have to discuss that here. :)...
Retrograde. I would even more kindly disagree with this either. There are three types of structures:
1. kinematic;
2. statically determinate;
3. statically indeterminate.
This structure above is definitely "2. statically determinate" and it is stable. A body has three DOF's in the plane - 2...
What software do you use?
Consider adding rigid floor diaphragms, if possible, and concentrating the masses (and mass moments of inertia) in the respective mass centers.
It is also quite possible that your building does not have sufficient torsional stiffness or large eccentricities, so...
BAretired, this is a good approach to compare the three cases.
Tomfh, this is a good explanation. Without the roller support at bottom left, the system is in an unstable balance. An infinitely small force is needed to rotate the structure about the fixed support.
BridgeSmith: "In a statics...
This problem is interesting and funny because the solution is the opposite to what our intuition says. And here is the solution:
First, find the support reactions:
For the vertical support in the middle - from ∑V = 0 => V_t = 2F
For the horizontal support at bottom left support - from ∑M = 0...
FEA Way, you are not playing fair. Said no computers allowed. ;)
But the question still remains: why is this happening like that?
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Hi, everyone!
Here is an interesting and funny statics problem, to exercise engineering brains and cheer up.
Given the following structure can you tell, without calculating, in which direction point A will move after deformation:
A) up
B) down
C) will not move
... and why? Point A is not a...
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You cannot just decide by yourself where the centroid of a section is. It is determined by the laws of physics (mechanics). For a rectangular section it is at z = h/2. That's it. The question about if anything else is "safe" or not is irrelevant, because it is simply wrong.
However, when...
