Frame Analysis Report

Helcopter Hanger - Frame 2

by: Eng. S. N. Balemezi

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System of Units
Interna onal System of Units is in use

Length: m
Load/Force: kN
Moment: kN.m
Modulus of Elas city (E): GPa
Cross-sec onal Area: mm^2
Moment of Iner a: mm^4
Displacement: mm

Truss Geometry: Nodes

The posi on of each frame node is listed and graphically shown below. The unit of distance is: meter
(m).

node x y
1 0 0
2 0 5.32
3 15 5.32
4 15 0
Frame Members and Their Proper es
Each frame member is defined using its end nodes. The table and diagram below show the frame
member loca ons.

node 1 node 2 property #

1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 1

Property # E (GPa) A (mm2) I (mm4)

1 205 5000 318740000
2 205 10280 869430400
Supports
The diagram and the table below show the loca on and type of each support.

support # node type

1 1 fixed
2 4 fixed
Loads
The posi on, magnitude, and direc on for each applied load are shown graphically and
tabulated below.

Nodal Loads:

node type magnitude angle (degree)

Member Loads:

member type magnitude a-distance c-distance

2-3 distributed load 74.1 kN/m 0m 15 m
Degrees of Freedom of the Frame
The degrees of freedom of the structure are numbered in the following diagram.
Node Displacements & Rota ons
The node displacements in the x and y direc ons, and the rota on in the z direc on (specified in
radian) are listed and graphically shown below. The unit of displacement is: millimeter.
Counterclockwise rota on is considered posi ve.

node x y z
1 0 0 0
2 0.9311 -2.8845 -0.01924
3 -0.9311 -2.8845 0.01924
4 0 0 0
Support Reac ons
The support reac ons for the frame are shown in green on the diagram below.

node direc on magnitude

1 horizontal force 261.63 kN
1 ver cal force 555.75 kN
1 moment -459.66 kN.m
4 horizontal force -261.63 kN
4 ver cal force 555.75 kN
4 moment 459.66 kN.m
Forces & Diagrams for Member: 1-2
The member-end force vector (F) can be wri en as F = KD + Fe where K is the member s ffness matrix,
D is the member displacement vector, and Fe is the vector of fixed-end forces due to the member
loads. The equa on is defined in the global coordinate system.

5207.6 0 −13852.2 −5207.6 0 −13852.2 0

⎡ 0
−13852.2
192669.2
0
0
49129.1
0
13852.2
−192669.2
0
0
24564.5
⎤ ⎡ 0
0
⎤
F = + Fe =
⎢ −5207.6 0 13852.2 5207.6 0 13852.2 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00093 ⎥
⎣ 0
−13852.2
−192669.2
0
0
24564.5
0
13852.2
192669.2
0
0
49129.1
⎦ ⎣ −0.00288
−0.019
⎦
261.63
⎡ 555.75
−459.66
⎤
+ Fe
⎢ −261.63 ⎥
⎣ −555.75
−932.21
⎦

The member-end force vector in the local coordinate system (f) can be wri en as f = TF where T is the
transpose of the coordinate transforma on (from local to global) matrix. In the following exression fe
= T Fe. That is, fe is the vector of the fixed-end forces due to the member loads defined in the local
coordinate system.

0 1 0 0 0 0 261.63 555.75 0 555.75

⎡ −1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
⎤ ⎡ 555.75
−459.66
⎤ ⎡ −261.63
−459.66
⎤ ⎡ ⎤
0
0
⎡ −261.63
−459.66
⎤
f = + fe = + =
⎢ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥ ⎢ −555.75 ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
0 ⎢ −555.75 ⎥
⎣ 0
0
0
0
0
0
−1
0
0
0
0
1
⎦ ⎣ −555.75
−932.21
⎦ ⎣ 261.63
−932.21
⎦ ⎣ ⎦
0
0
⎣ 261.63
−932.21
⎦
Forces & Diagrams for Member: 2-3
The member-end force vector (F) can be wri en as F = KD + Fe where K is the member s ffness matrix,
D is the member displacement vector, and Fe is the vector of fixed-end forces due to the member
loads. The equa on is defined in the global coordinate system.

140493.3 0 0 −140493.3 0 0 0.00093 261.63

⎡ 0
0
633.7
4752.9
4752.9
47528.9
0
0
−633.7
−4752.9
4752.9
23764.4
⎤ ⎡ −0.00288
−0.019
⎤ ⎡ 0
−457.16
⎤
F = + Fe = +
⎢ −140493.3 0 0 140493.3 0 0 ⎥ ⎢ −0.00093 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥
⎣ 0
0
−633.7
4752.9
−4752.9
23764.4
0
0
633.7
−4752.9
−4752.9
47528.9
⎦ ⎣ −0.00288
0.019
⎦ ⎣ 0
457.16
⎦
Fe

The member-end force vector in the local coordinate system (f) can be wri en as f = TF where T is the
transpose of the coordinate transforma on (from local to global) matrix. In the following exression fe
= T Fe. That is, fe is the vector of the fixed-end forces due to the member loads defined in the local
coordinate system.

1 0 0 0 0 0 261.63 261.63 0 261.63

⎡ 00 1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
⎤ ⎡ −457.16
0 ⎤ ⎡ −457.16
0 ⎤ ⎡ 1389.37
555.75 ⎤ ⎡ 555.75
932.21
⎤
f = + fe = + =
⎢ 00 0 0 1 0 0 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥ ⎢ 555.75
0 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥
⎣0 0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
⎦ ⎣ 457.16
0 ⎦ ⎣ 457.16
0 ⎦ ⎣ −1389.37 ⎦ ⎣ −932.21
555.75 ⎦
Forces & Diagrams for Member: 3-4
The member-end force vector (F) can be wri en as F = KD + Fe where K is the member s ffness matrix,
D is the member displacement vector, and Fe is the vector of fixed-end forces due to the member
loads. The equa on is defined in the global coordinate system.

5207.6 0 13852.2 −5207.6 0 13852.2 −0.00093

⎡ 0
13852.2
192669.2
0
0
49129.1
0
−13852.2
−192669.2
0
0
24564.5
⎤ ⎡ −0.00288
0.019
⎤
F = + Fe =
⎢ −5207.6 0 −13852.2 5207.6 0 −13852.2 ⎥ ⎢ 0 ⎥
⎣ 0
13852.2
−192669.2
0
0
24564.5
0
−13852.2
192669.2
0
0
49129.1
⎦ ⎣ 0
0
⎦
261.63
⎡ −555.75
932.21
⎤
+ Fe
⎢ −261.63 ⎥
⎣ 555.75
459.66
⎦

The member-end force vector in the local coordinate system (f) can be wri en as f = TF where T is the
transpose of the coordinate transforma on (from local to global) matrix. In the following exression fe
= T Fe. That is, fe is the vector of the fixed-end forces due to the member loads defined in the local
coordinate system.

0 −1 0 0 0 0 261.63 555.75 0 555.75

⎡ 1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
⎤ ⎡ −555.75
932.21
⎤ ⎡ 261.63
932.21
⎤ ⎡ ⎤
0
0
⎡ 261.63
932.21
⎤
f = + fe = + =
⎢ 0 0 0 0 −1 0 ⎥ ⎢ −261.63 ⎥ ⎢ −555.75 ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
0 ⎢ −555.75 ⎥
⎣ 0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
⎦ ⎣ 555.75
459.66
⎦ ⎣ −261.63
459.66
⎦ ⎣ ⎦
0
0
⎣ −261.63
459.66
⎦
End Report