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Paul A. Lagace, Ph.D.
Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
and Engineering Systems
Unit 14
Behavior of General (
including
Unsymmetric
Cross-section) Beams
Readings
:
Rivello
7.1 - 7.5, 7.7, 7.8
T & G
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Earlier looked at Simple Beam Theory in which one considersa beam in the x-z plane with the beam along the x-directionand the load in the z-direction
:
Figure 14.1
Representation of Simple Beam
? Loading can be in any direction? Can resolve the loading to consider transverse loadings
p
y
(x)
and p
z
(x); and axial loading
p
x
(x)
? Include a temperature distribution T(x, y, z)
Now look at a more general case:
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Figure 14.2
Representation of General Beam
Maintain several of the same definitions for a beam and basic
assumptions.
?
Geometry
: length of beam (x-dimension) greater than y and z
dimensions
?
Stress State
:
σ
xx
is the only
“important
” stress;
σ
xy
and
σ
xz
found
from equilibrium equations, but are secondary in importance
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Deformation
: plane sections remain plane and perpendicular to
the
midplane
after deformation (
Bernouilli
-Euler
Hypothesis)
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Definition of stress resultants
Consider a cross-section along x:
Figure 14.3
Representation of cross-section of general beam
Place axis @ centerof gravity of section
where:
These are
resultants
!
Sd
A
zx
z
=
?
∫∫
σ
Fd
A
xx
=
∫∫
σ
Sd
A
yx
y
=
?
∫∫
σ
Mz
d
A
yx
x
=
?
∫∫
σ
My
d
A
zx
x
=
?
∫∫
σ
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The values of these resultants are found from
statics in terms of the
loading p
x
, p
y
, p
z
, and applying the boundary conditions of the problem
Deformation
Look at the deformation. In the case of Simple Beam Theory, had:
uz
dw
dx
=
?
where u is the displacement along the x-axis.Now must add two other contributions
…..
Figure 14.4
Representation of deformation in Simple Beam Theory
This comes from the picture:
for small angles
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1.
Have the same situation in the x-y plane
Figure 14.5
Representation of bending displacement in x-y plane
where v is the displacement in the y-direction
2.
Allow axial loads, so have an elongation in the x-direction due tothis. Call this u
0
:
By the same geometricalarguments used previously
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Figure 14.6
Representation of axial elongation in x-z plane
u
0
, v, w are the deformations of the
midplane
Thus:
ux
y
z
u
y
dvdx
z
dw
dx
(,
,
)
=
??
0
bendingaboutz-axis
bendingabouty-axis
vx
y
z
vx
(,
,
)
(
)
=
wx
y
z
wx
(,
,
)
(
)
=
v and w are constant at any cross-section location, x
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Stress and Strain
From the strain-displacement relation, get:
ε
??
xx
u
x
du
dx
y
dvdx
z
dw
dx
==
+
?
?? ?
?? ?
+
?
?? ?
?? ?
0
2
2
2
2
(these become total derivatives as there is no
variation of the displacement in y and z)
for functional ease, write:
f
du
dx
1
0
=
f
dv
dx
2
2
2
=
?
f
dwdx
3
2
2
=
?Caution
:
Rivello uses
C
1
, C
2
,
C
3
. These are not constants,
so use f
i
?
f
i
(x) (functions of x)
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Thus:
ε
xx
ff
y
f
z
=+
+
12
3
Then use this in the stress-strain equation (
orthotropic
or “
lower
”
)
:
ε
σ
α
xx
xx
E
T
=+
?
(include temperature effects)
Note
:
“
ignor
e
” thermal strains in y and z. These are of
“secondary” importance.
Thus:
σε
α
xx
xx
EE
T
=
??
and using the expression for
ε
x
:
σα
xx
Ef
f
y
f
z
E
T
=+
+
()
?
12
3
?
Can place this expression into the expression for the resultants
(force and moment) to get:
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Fd
A
f
E
d
A
f
E
y
d
A
xx
==
+
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
σ
12
+
?
∫∫
∫∫
fE
z
d
A
E
T
d
A
3
α
?
?
==
+
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
My
d
A
f
E
y
d
Af
E
y
d
A
zx
x
σ
12
2
+
?
∫∫
∫∫
fE
y
z
d
A
ET
y
d
A
3
α
?
?
==
+
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
Mz
d
A
f
E
z
d
Af
E
y
z
d
A
yx
x
σ
12
+
?
∫∫
∫∫
fE
z
d
A
E
T
z
d
A
3
2
α
?
(Note
: f
1
, f
2
, f
3
are functions of x and integrals are in
dy and
dz, so these come outside the integral sign).
Solve these equations to determine f
1
(x), f
2
(x), f
3
(x):
Note
: Have kept the modulus, E, within the
integral since will allow it to vary acrossthe cross-section
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Orthotropic
Beams
: Same comments as applied to Simple Beam
Theory. The main consideration is the longitudinal modulus, sothese equations can be applied.
Using this in the equations for the resultants, we get:
Modulus-Weighted Section Properties/Areas
Introduce “
modulus weighted area
”
:
dA
E
E
dA
*
=
1
(vary in y and z)
where:
A
*
= modulus weighted area
E = modulus of that areaE
1
= some reference value of modulus
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FE
T
d
A
E
f
d
A
f
y
d
A
f
z
d
A
+=
+
+
?? ?? ?
?? ?? ?
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
α
?
11
2
3
**
*
?
+=
+
+
?? ?? ?
?? ?? ?
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
ME
T
y
d
A
E
f
y
d
Af
y
d
A
f
y
z
d
A
z
α
?
11
2
2
3
**
*
?
+=
+
+
?? ?? ?
?? ?? ?
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
ME
T
z
d
A
E
f
z
d
Af
y
z
d
A
fz
d
A
y
α
?
11
2
3
2
**
*
Now define these
“
modulus-weighted
”
section properties:
modulus-weighted area
dA
A
**
∫∫
=
yd
A
y
A
**
*
∫∫
=
zd
A
z
A
**
*
∫∫
=
yd
A
I
z
2*
∫∫
=
*
zd
A
I
y
2*
∫∫
=
*
yz
d
A
I
yz
*
∫∫
=
*
modulus-weighted moment of inertia about z-axismodulus-weighted moment of inertia about y-axismodulus-weighted product
of
inertia
(“
cross
” moment of inertia)
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Also have
“Thermal
Force
s
” and
“
Thermal
Moment
s
”. These have the
same
“
units
” as forces and moments but are due to thermal effects and
can then be treated
analytically
as forces and moments:
FE
T
d
A
T
=
∫∫
α
?
ME
T
z
d
A
y
T
=
?
∫∫
α
?
ME
T
y
d
A
z
T
=
?
∫∫
α
?
Note
: Cannot use the modulus-weighted section properties since
α
may also vary in y and z along with E.
Figure 14.7
Representation of general beam cross-section with
pieces
with
different
values
of
modulus
In the definition of the section properties, have used a y* and z*. Theseare the location of the
“modulus-weighted
centroid
” referred to some
coordinate system
–
–
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A
yd
A
y
*
**
∫∫
=
1
A
zd
A
z
*
**
∫∫
=
These become 0 if one uses the modulus-weighted
centroid
as the origin
(Note: like finding center of gravity but
use E rather than
ρ
)
If one uses the modulus-weighted
centroid
as the origin, the
equations reduce to:
FF
F
E
f
A
T
TOT
+
()
==
11
*
?
+
()
=
?
=+
()
MM
M
E
f
I
f
I
zz
T
z
TOT
zy
z
12
3
**
?
+
()
=
?
=+
()
MM
M
E
f
I
f
I
yy
T
y
TOT
yz
y
12
3
**
(Note: Rivello
uses F
*
, M
y
*
, M
z
*
for F
T0T
, M
y
T0T
, M
z
T0T
)
The modulus-weighted
centroid
is defined by:
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Recall that:
f
du
dx
1
0
=
f
dvdx
2
2
2
=
?
f
dw
dx
3
2
2
=
?
Motivation for
“
modulus-weighted
’
section properties
A beam may not have constant material properties through thesection. Two possible ways to vary:1. Continuous variation
The modulus may be a continuous function of y and z:
E = E(y, z)
Example
: Beam with a large thermal gradient and four
different properties through the cross-section
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A composite beam which, although it
’
s
made of the same
material, has different modulus, E
x
, through-the-thickness as
the fiber orientation varies from ply to ply.
Figure 14.8
Representation of cross-section of laminated beam with
different modulus values through the thickness
(symmetric)
A method of putting material to its best use is called:
2. Stepwise variation
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Figure 14.9
Representation of selective reinforcement of an I-beam
Aluminum
I
-beam (E = 10
Msi)
Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxycap reinforcements
Furthest from neutral axis
????
best resistance to bending
(E = 20
Msi)
Using aluminum as the reference, analyze as follows
Figure 14.10
Representative cross-section with aluminum as base
use E
1
to analyze
“
Selective Reinforcement
”
Representation good onlyin direction parallel to axisabout which
I
is taken.
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E
E
b
msimsi
bb
1
2010
2
==
Principal Axes
of structural cross-section:
There is a set of y, z axes such that the product of inertiais zero. These are the principal axes (section has axes ofsymmetry)
Ι
yz *
(
)
Figure 14.11
Representation of principal axes of structural cross-section
modulus-weightedcentroid
Ι
yz *
≠
0
Ι
yz *
=
0
(use Mohr’
s circle transformation)
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f
F
EA
du
dx
TOT
1
1
0
==
*
f
M
EI
dvdx
z
TOT
z
2
1
2
2
=
?
=
?
*
f
M
EI
dw
dx
y
TOT
y
3
1
2
2
=
?
=
?
*
These equations can be integrated to find the deflections u
0
, v and w
These expressions for the
f
i
can be placed into the equation for
σ
xx
to
obtain:
σα
xx
TOT
z
TOT
z
y
TOT
y
E
E
F
A
M
I
y
M
I
zE
T
=
??
?
?? ?? ?
?? ?? ?
1
1
**
*
?
where y,z are principal axes for the section
If analysis is conducted in the principal axes, the equations reduce to:
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(no
change)
f
F
EA
du
dx
TOT
1
1
0
==
*
f
IM
I
M
EI
I
I
dvdx
yz
TOT
yz
y
TOT
yz
y
z
2
1
2
2
2
=
?
+
?
()
=
?
**
**
*
f
IM
I
M
EI
I
I
dw
dx
zy
TOT
yz
z
TOT
yz
y
z
3
1
2
2
2
=
?
+
?
()
=
?
**
**
*
Note
: If then both w and v are present
for M
y
or M
z
only
Ι
yz *
≠
0
Figure 14.12
Representation of deflection of cross-section not in
principal axes
total deflection
If the axes are not
principal axes ( ), have:
Ι
yz *
≠
0
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In this case, the expression for the stress is rather long:
σ
xx
TOT
yz
TOT
yz
y
TOT
yz
y
z
E
E
F
A
IM
I
M
y
II
I
=
?
?
[]
?
?? ?? ?
1
2
*
**
**
*
?
?
[]
?
?
?? ?? ?
IM
I
M
z
II
I
ET
zy
TOT
yz
z
TOT
yz
y
z
**
**
*
2
1
α
?
“Engineering Beam Theory
”
(Non-Principal Axes)
Analysis is good for high aspect ratio structure (e.g. a wing)
Figure 14.13
Representation of wing as beam
σ
xx
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Note
: this analysis neglects the effect of the axial Force F
on the Bending Moment. This became important as thedeflection w (or v) becomes large:
Figure 14.14
Representation of large deflection when axial force and
bending deflection couple
F
0
= axial force
PrimaryBendingMoment
SecondaryMoment
Secondary moment known as
“
membrane effec
t
”. Can particularly
become important if
F
o
is near buckling load
(will talk about when talk
about beam-column)
MM
w
F
due
to
p
z
=
?
0
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Shear StressesThe shear stresses (
σ
xy
and
σ
xz
) can be obtained from the equilibrium
equations:
?σ
?
?σ
?
?σ
?
xy
xz
xx
yz
x
+=
?
?σ
?
xy
x
=
0
?σ
?
xz
x
=
0
Figure 14.15
Representation of cross-section of general beam
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These shear stresses (called
“
transverse”
shear stresses) cause
“small
”
additional shearing contributions to deflections
Figure 14.16
Representation of pure bending and pure shearing of a
beam
Plane sections remainplane and perpendicularto
midplane
Plane sections remainplane but
n
o
t
perpendicular tomidplane
Pure Bending -->Pure Shearing -->
Consider a beam section under
“pure shearing
”…
Figure 14.17
Representation of deformation of beam cross-section
under pure shearing
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γ
?
?
??
σ
xz
xz
w
x
u
zG
=+
=
engineering shear strain
Average over cross-section:
?
?
w
x
?
?
?
?
σ
w
x
w
x
dA
dA
G
dA
A
S
GA
ave
xz
z
?? ?
?? ?
=
?? ?
?? ?
==
?
∫∫
∫∫
∫∫
1
Actually, from
energy
considerations
, one should average:
?
?
?
?
?
?
w
x
w
x
dA
w
x
dA
S
GA
ave
z
e
?? ?
?? ?
=
?? ?
?? ?
≈?
∫∫
∫∫
2
“effective area
”
For a Rectangular Cross-Section:
A
e
≈
0.83 A
Then, “pure
shearing
”
deflections, w
s
, governed by:
S
z
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ww
w
TB
s
=
?
dw
dx
S
GA
s
e
=
?
evaluated from boundary conditions
w
S
GA
C
s
e
x
=
?
+
∫
0
1
The total beam deflection is the sum of the two contributions:
total
bending deflectionfrom
shearing deflectionfrom
EI
dw
dx
M
B
2
2
=
GA
dw
dx
S
e
S
=
?
Ordinarily, w
s
is small for ordinary rectangular beams (and can be
ignored). But, for thin-walled sections,
w
s
can become important
(worse for composites since
G
xz
<< E
x
)
WW
W
TB
S
=+
+
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In addition to
“bending
” and “shearing
”
, the section may also twist
through an angle
α
Figure 14.18
Representation of twisting of beam cross-section
However, there exists a
Shear
Center
for every section. If the load
is applied at the shear center, the section translates but does nottwist.
(Note
: shear center not necessarily center of gravity or
centroid
)
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Figure 14.19
Representation of some beam cross-sections with various
locations
of
center
of
gravity
and
shear
center
If this condition is not met, then generally bending and twisting willcouple
. But there is a class of cross-sections (thin-walled) where
bending and shearing/torsion can be decoupled. Will pursue thisnext
.
Wrap-up discussion by considering examples of common cross-sectionswith principal axes aligned such that
I
yz
= 0
(see Handout #4a)
These are in contrast to common cross-sections not principal axes (
I
yz
≠
0)
center of gravity
shear center
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Figure 14.19
Some cross-sections generally not in principal axes
TriangleAngleWingSection
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--> FinallyWhat are the limitations to the Engineering Beam Theory as developed?
?
Shear deflections small (can get first order cut at this)
?
No twisting (load along shear center) -- otherwise torsion andbending couple
?
Deflections small
o–
No moment due to axial load (
P
w
)
o–
Angles small such that sin
φ
≈
φ
?
--> will consider next order effect when discuss buckling and
postbuckling
?
--> consideration will stiffen (membrane effect) structure
?
Did not consider
ε
zz
(Poisson
’
s
effect)