Using stiffness method to solve 2d Frame
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I want to solve a 2D frame like the question in page 28. I follow all the code but i cant run it. The following are my input data and Frame Element Code. What problem do I have and how to solve it? thank you
Input: Nodes: (x, y)
0 0
0 4
3 5
6 4
6 0
Elements: (Node1 Node2), E, A, I,
1 2 200 50e3 22e-6
2 3 200 50e3 22e-6
3 4 200 50e3 22e-6
4 5 200 50e3 22e-6
BCs (Node_Number dof specified_disp)
1 1 0
1 2 0
5 1 0
5 2 0
Nodal loads (NodeNumber dof specified_load)
2 1 -15
2 2 5
2 3 -25/3
3 1 -30
4 1 -15
4 2 -5
4 3 25/3
Frame element code function [Kel] = FrameElement2D(nodexy, E, A, I)
E1 = [ (nodexy(2,1)-nodexy(1,1))
(nodexy(2,2)-nodexy(1,2))];
L = norm(E1);
E1 = E1/L;
E2 = [-E1(2) E1(1)];
Kel_bend = [ 12*E*I/(L^3) 6*E*I/(L^2) -12*E*I/(L^3) 6*E*I/(L^2) ;
6*E*I/(L^2) 4*E*I/L -6*E*I/(L^2) 2*E*I/L ;
-12*E*I/(L/3) -6*E*I/(L^2) 12*E*I/(L^3) -6*E*I/(L^2);
6*E*I/(L^2) 2*E*I/L -6*E*I/(L^2) 4*E*I/L ];
Kel_axial = E*A/L*(1 -1; -1 1);
Kel_Loc([1,4],[1,4]) = Kel_axial;
Kel_Loc([2,3,5,6],[2,3,5,6]) = Kel_bend;
Qrot = [E1;E2]; %transforms global to element d_E=Q d_G
Qrot(3,3) = 1;
Tmatrix = [Qrot zeros(3); zeros(3) Qrot];
Kel = Tmatrix'*Kel_Loc*Tmatrix;
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Kevin Díaz
on 27 Feb 2016
Edited: Kevin Díaz
on 27 Feb 2016
I've been tryin' to run this same code and still having trouble with it. Have you found any solution?. If you so, please share it, I'd thank you a LOT.
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