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Algorithm for Calculating Statically Indeterminate Trusses Using the Force Method

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Title: Algorithm for Calculating Statically Indeterminate Trusses Using the Force Method
Authors: Vladimir V. Lalin, Timur R. Ibragimov
Source: Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, Vol 20, Iss 5, Pp 404-417 (2024)
Publisher Information: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings
Subject Terms: planar truss, general solution of the equilibrium equations, strain compatibility equations, continuity conditions of the area, forse method algorithm, flexibility matrix, Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings, TH845-895
Description: The study focuses on developing an algorithm for calculating statically indeterminate trusses using the force method. The main challenge in algorithmizing the force method lies in obtaining the solution to the homogeneous equilibrium equations, which is complicated by the ambiguity in selecting the primary system. The idea behind the presented algorithm is based on using the transposed compatibility matrix of the structure as the general solution to the homogeneous equilibrium equations. The governing system of equations eliminates the need to select redundant unknowns, as the column of unknowns is generated automatically. The method for obtaining compatibility equations in statically indeterminate truss cells is presented through a direct examination of changes in the area of truss loops. The compatibility matrix of the system is composed of rows of compatibility equations for independent statically indeterminate truss loops. Compatibility equations for the deformations of triangular and rectangular truss cells are derived, and a method for obtaining compatibility equations for externally statically indeterminate trusses is described. Using the proposed algorithm, the flexibility matrix of a truss with parallel chords is presented. The algorithm removes the ambiguity in selecting the primary system, and the structure of the flexibility matrix is determined by the numbering of the statically indeterminate loops of the system. There is no need to use the equilibrium equations when constructing the flexibility matrix of the structure.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
Russian
ISSN: 1815-5235
2587-8700
Relation: https://journals.rudn.ru/structural-mechanics/article/viewFile/42698/24457; https://doaj.org/toc/1815-5235; https://doaj.org/toc/2587-8700
DOI: 10.22363/1815-5235-2024-20-5-404-417
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/42a5c65e48b249c7bdb18007b04e8202
Accession Number: edsdoj.42a5c65e48b249c7bdb18007b04e8202
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:18155235
25878700
DOI:10.22363/1815-5235-2024-20-5-404-417