Dr.

Heba Resk
Finite Elements - ENME 701
Winter 2013

German University in Cairo

Faculty of Engineering and Material Science
(EMS)

Finite Elements - ENME 701

Assignment 2
Due date: 4:00 pm, Thursday (5/12/2013)
@Office: C7.116
Late assignments will not be graded!

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Problem 1 – Development of Beam Equations:

For the beam shown in Figure 1, determine the nodal displacements and slopes, the forces in
each element, and the reactions.

Figure 1

Solution:

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Problem 2 - Development of Beam Equations:

For the beam shown in Figure 2, determine the nodal displacements and slopes, the forces in
each element, and the reactions.

Figure 2

Solution:

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Problem 3 – Frame Equations:

For the rigid frames shown in Figure 3, determine the displacements and rotations of the
nodes, the element forces, and the reactions.

Figure 3

Solution:

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 Formula Sheet
 Beam Stiffness Equation:

 The general transformed global stiffness matrix for a beam element that includes axial force,
shear force, and bending moment effects as follows:

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 Equivalent Nodal Forces:
The equivalent nodal (or joint) forces for different types of loads on beam elements are shown in
the following table:

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