Thursday, 4 July 2019

Program Verification Problem: Structural Analysis of Three Span Beam using Scilab


The three span beam below is to be analysed using Scilab
 
Sample Scilab Input
 
Stiffness Matrix Span 1
 
Stiffness Matrix Span 2
 
Stiffness Matrix Span 3
 
Global Stiffness Matrix for the Whole Beam
 
Joint Load Vector
 
Joint Displacements
 
Member End Forces
 
 Support Reactions

Bending Moment Diagram
 
Shear Force Diagram
 
Textbook Solution
 
Textbook Analysis Result
 
 
 


 
 

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Constant Strain Triangle Analysis using Excel VBA - Plane Stress Option

Input Data-Constant Strain Triangle
 
 
Input Data-Constant Strain Triangle
 
 
Analysis Output-Constant Strain Triangle
 
 
Analysis Output-Constant Strain Triangle
 
 
Visualization
 
 
Deformed Shape