v3.01.014 SSLL14 - Flat gantry articulated at the foot

Summary

This test concerns the study of a gantry composed of slender beams, articulated at the foot, in linear static analysis.

The gantry is modelled with line elements SEG2 and subjected to four loads (distributed or punctual).

• 1. Reference problem
  • 1.1. Geometry
  • 1.2. Material properties
  • 1.3. Boundary conditions and loads
• 2. Benchmark solution
  • 2.1. Calculation method used for the reference solution
  • 2.2. Benchmark results
  • 2.3. Uncertainty about the solution
• 3. Modeling A
  • 3.1. Characteristics of modeling
  • 3.2. Tested sizes and results
• 4. Summary of results
• 5. Appendix
  • 5.1. Presentation
  • 5.2. Isostatic stresses under real load distributed \(p\) on \({C}_{1}C\)
  • 5.3. Concentrated force stresses \({F}_{1}\) (downward)
  • 5.4. Solicitations under concentrated force \({F}_{2}\) (to the left)
  • 5.5. Stress under concentrated torque \(\Gamma\) (positive)
  • 5.6. Solicitations under the \(X\) hyperstatic moment
  • 5.7. Requests under fictional one-off loads in \(C\)
  • 5.8. Determining the \(X\) hyperstatic moment
  • 5.9. Calculating the displacement in \(C\)