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ANALYSIS OF TRUSS
USING AUTOCAD, FEMAP & ALGOR
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
INTRODUCTION:
A statically determinant truss can be analyzed using either a static analysis computed by
hand, or it can be solved with the aid of a finite element analysis program. A statically
determinant truss is such that a person can write as many equations to find reactions as
there are unknowns for the given truss.
A truss utilizes pinned connections and has components (members) that can only sustain
compressive and tensile forces. Because of this, the truss will be modeled using single
elements for each individual member of the truss.
The pre-processing program for this tutorial will be AutoCAD and FEMAP, processing
program will be ALGOR and post-processing will be ALGOR.
Steps:
FEMAP should display a message in the lower left-hand side of the screen that no
Coincident Elements were found.
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The truss will be constrained (fixed in space) by using pin and roller connections.
For a truss resting in the x-y plane, the pin will prevent motion of that joint in the x-y
plane, and the roller will prevent translation of its joint in the y-direction.
~ Select Model Constraint Set
Enter a Title for constraint set 1, e.g. Boundary Conditions
Press OK this names the constraint set
~ Select Model Constraint Nodal
Using the mouse, select the node on the bottom left of the truss.
Press OK when completed
Toggle on TY and TZ box under DOF (Degree of Freedom). A check
will appear when toggled on. This prevents the truss from translating
(moving) in the y and z directions, but allows translation in the x
direction.
Press OK, this defines a roller support for the left end of the truss
Using the mouse, select the node on the bottom, right of the truss.
Press OK when completed
Press Pinned
Press OK, this pins the right end of the truss
Your model should look similar to the one shown in Fig. 8.
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Steps:
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Rob
AB
AI
BI
BC
IC
IH
CH
CD
DH
HG
DG
DE
GE
GF
EF
Stress
(Pa)
-5.004E+003
2.502E+003
2.502E+003
-4.333E+003
2.117E+003
2.694E+003
3.849E+002
-2.887E+003
1.924E+003
1.924E+003
-9.623E+002
-1.667E+003
9.623E+002
9.623E+002
-1.924E+003
Cross-Section Area
(M2)
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001
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Force
(KN)
-5.004
2.502
2.502
-4.333
2.117
2.694
0.3849
-2.887
1.924
1.924
-0.9623
-1.667
0.9623
0.9623
-1.924