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Unit 13
Review of Simple Beam Theory
Readings
:
Review Unified Engineering notes on Beam Theory
BMP
3.8, 3.9, 3.10
T
&
G
120-125
Paul A. Lagace, Ph.D.
Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
and Engineering Systems
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IV.
General Beam Theory
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We have thus far looked at:
?
in-plane loads
?
torsional loads
In addition, structures can carry loads by
bending
. The 2-D
case is a
plate
, the simple 1-D case is a
beam
. Le
t
’s first
review what you learned in Unified as
Simple Beam Theory
(review of)
Simple
Beam
Theory
A
beam
is a bar capable of carrying loads in bending. The loads
are applied transverse to its longest dimension.
Assumptions
:
1.
Geometry
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Figure 13.1
General Geometry of a Beam
a)
long & thin
?
l
>> b, h
b)
loading is in z-direction
c)
loading passes through
“shear center”
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no torsion/twist
(we’ll define this term later and relax this constraint.)
d)
cross-section
can
vary along x
2.
Stress state
a)
σ
yy
,
σ
yz
,
σ
xy
= 0
?
no stress in y-direction
b)
σ
xx
>>
σ
zz
σ
xz
>>
σ
zz
?
only significant stresses are
σ
xx
and
σ
xz
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Note
: there is a load in the z-direction to cause
these stresses, but generated
σ
xx
is much
larger
(similar to pressurized cylinder example)
Why is this valid?
Look at moment arms:
Figure 13.2
Representation of force applied in beam
σ
xx
moment arm is order of (h)
σ
zz
moment arm is order of (
l
)
and
l
>> h
?
σ
xx
>>
σ
zz
for equilibrium
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3.
Deformation
Figure 13.3
Representation of deformation of cross-section of a beam
deformed state (capital letters)
undeformed
state (small letters)
o is at
midplane
define:
w = deflection of
midplane
(function of x only)
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a)
Assume plane sections remain plane and perpendicular to the midplane after
deformation
“Bernouilli
- Euler
Hypothesis
” ~ 1750
b)
For small angles, this implies the following for deflections:
dw
ux
y
z
(,
,)
≈?
z
φ
≈?
z
(13 - 1)
dx
total derivative
?
φ
=
dw
?
since it does not
?
dx
?
vary with y or z
Figure 13.4
on same plane in beam
Note direction of u
relative to +x direction
Representation of movement in x-direction of two points
?
u = -z sin
φ
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and for
φ
small:
?
u = -z
φ
vx
y
z
(,
,)
=
0
(,
,)
≈
wx
wx
y
z
(
)
(13 - 2)
Now look at the
strain-displacement
equations
:
2
?
u
dw
ε
xx
=
?
x
=
?
z
dx
2
(13 - 3)
?
v
ε
=
=
0
yy
?
y
?
w
ε
=
=
0
(no deformation through thickness)
zz
?
z
?
u
?
v
ε
=
+
=
0
xy
?
y
?
x
?
v
?
w
ε
=
+
=
0
yz
?
z
?
y
?
u
?
w
?
w
?
w
ε
=
+
=
?
+
=
0
xz
?
z
?
x
?
x
?
x
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Now consider the stress-strain equations
(for the time being consider
isotropic
…extend this to
orthotropic
later)
σ
xx
ε
=
(13 - 4)
xx
E
νσ
xx
ε
=
?
<-- small inconsistency with previous
yy
E
νσ
xx
ε
=
?
<-- small inconsistency with previous
zz
E
ε
=
21
+
ν
)
σ
xy
=
0
(
xy
E
(
ε
yz
=
21
+
ν
)
σ
yz
=
0
E
(
ε
zx
=
21
+
ν
)
σ
zx
<-- inconsistency again!
E
We get around these inconsistencies by saying that
ε
yy
,
ε
zz
,
ε
xz
are
very
small but not quite zero. This is an
approximatio
n
. We will
evaluate these later on.
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4.
Equilibrium Equations
Assumptions
:
a)
no body forces
b)
equilibrium in y-direction is
“ignored
”
c)
x, z equilibrium are satisfied in an average sense
So:
?σ
?σ
xx
xz
+
=
0
(13 - 5)
?
x
?
z
0
=
0
(y -equilibrium)
?σ
?σ
xz
zz
+
=
0
(13 - 6)
?
x
?
z
Note
, average equilibrium equations:
∫∫
[
Eq.
(
13
?
6
)
]
dy
dz
?
dS
=
p
(13 - 6a)
face
dx
∫∫
z
[
Eq.
(
13
?
5
)
]
d
y
d
z
?
dM
=
S
(13 - 5a)
face
dx
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These are the Moment, Shear, Loading relations where the stress resultants are:
Axial Force Shear Force Bending Moment
h
F
=
∫
?
2
h
σ
xx
b
d
z
2
h
S
=
?
∫
?
2
h
σ
xz
b
d
z
2
h
M
=
?
∫
?
2
h
z
σ
xx
b
d
z
2
(13 - 7)
(13 - 8)
(13 - 9)
Figure 13.8
Representation of Moment, Shear and Loading on a beam
[Force/Area]
cut beam
(F, S, M found from
statics
)
and
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So the
final important equations of Simple Beam Theory
are:
(13 - 3) (13 - 4) (13 - 6a) (13 - 5a)
ε
?
?
xx
z
dw
dx
u
x
=
?
=
2
2
ε
σ
xx
xx
E
=
dS
dx
p
=
dM
dx
S
=
--> How do these change if the material is
orthotropic
?
We have assumed that the properties along x dominate and have ignored
ε
yy
, etc.
Thus
, use E
L
in the above equations.
But
, approximation may not be as good since
ε
yy
,
ε
zz
,
ε
xz
may be large and really not close enough to zero to be
assumed approximately equal to zero
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Solution of Equations
using (13 - 3) and (13 - 4) we get:
2
dw
σ
xx
=
E
ε
xx
=
?
E
z
dx
2
(13 - 10)
Now use this in the expression for the axial force of equation (13 - 7):
2
h
dw
F
=
?
E
dx
2
∫
?
2
h
zb
d
z
2
h
2
dw
z
2
?
2
=
?
E
dx
2
2
b
? ?
?
h
=
0
2
No
axial
force
in
beam
theory
(
Note
: something that carries axial and bending
forces is known as a
beam-column
)
Now place the stress expression (13
- 10) into the moment equation
(13 - 9):
2
h
dw
2
M
=
E
dx
2
∫
?
2
h
zb
d
z
2
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h
2
definition:
I
=
∫
?
2
h
z
b
d
z
moment of inertia of
2
cross-section
for rectangular cross-section:
I
=
bh
3
[length
4
]
h
12
b
Thus:
2
dw
M
=
E
I
(13 - 11)
dx
2
“Moment - Curvature Relation
”
--> Now place equation (13 - 11) into equation (13 - 10) to arrive at:
M
σ
=
?
Ez
xx
EI
Mz
?
σ
xx
=
?
(13 - 12)
I
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Finally, we can get an expression for the shear stress by using equation (13 - 5):
?σ
?σ
xz
xx
=
?
(13 - 5)
?
z
?
x
Multiply this by b and integrate from z to h/2 to get:
h
h
?σ
?σ
∫
xz
xx
z
2
b
?
z
dz
=
?
∫
z
2
?
x
bd
z
h
?
?
Mz
?
?
b
[
σ
xz
(
h
2
)
?
σ
xz
(
z
)
]
=
?
∫
z
2
?
x
?
?
?
bd
z
I
= 0
z
dM
(from boundary condition
=
?
I
dx
of no stress on top surface)
= S
(13 - 13)
This all gives:
?
σ
=
?
SQ
xz
Ib
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where:
h
Q
=
∫
z
2
z
b
d
z
=
Moment of the area above the center
function of z -
- maximum occurs at z = 0
Summarizing
:
dS
=
p
dx
dM
=
S
dx
Mz
σ
xx
=
?
I
σ
=
?
SQ
xz
Ib
2
dw
M
=
E
I
dx
2
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Notes
:
?
σ
xx
is linear through thickness and zero at midpoint
?
σ
xz
has parabolic distribution through thickness with
maximum at midpoint
?
Usually
σ
xx
>>
σ
zz
Solution Procedure
1.
Draw free body diagram
2.
Calculate reactions
3.
Obtain shear via (13 - 6a) and then
σ
xz
via (13 - 13)
4.
Obtain moment via (13 - 5a)
and then
σ
xx
via (13 - 12) and
deflection via (13 - 11)
NOTE:
steps 2 through 4 must be solved
simultaneously if loading is indeterminate
Notes
:
?
Same formulation for
orthotropic
material
except
?
Use E
L
?
Assumptions on
ε
αβ
may get worse
?
Can also be solved via stress function approach
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For beams with discontinuities, can solve in each section separately and join (match boundary conditions)
Figure 13.6
Example of solution approach for beam with discontinuity
dw
2
2
ΕΙ
dw
A
=
M
A
ΕΙ
2
B
=
M
B
dx
2
dx
ΕΙ
w
A
=
...
+
C
1
x
+
C
2
ΕΙ
w
B
=
...
+
C
3
x
+
C
4
--> Subject to Boundary Conditions:
@ x = 0, w =
w
A
= 0
@ x = x
1
,
w
A
=
w
B
displacements and
dw
A
dw
B
slopes
match
=
dx
dx
@ x =
l
, w =
w
B
= 0
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