Beam-Column Theory
Beam-Column with a uniformly distributed load
From FBD:
2
M ext w L x w x
= P y
2 2
M int
= E I y''
M ext = M int for equilibrium
2
w x w L x
Py = E I y''
2 2
2
w x w L x 2 P
E I y'' P y = but k
2 2 E I
2
2 w x w L x
y'' k y =
2 E I 2 E I
General Solution = y y c y p
2
2 w x w L x
The right hand side of y'' k y = is a polynomial:
2 E I 2 E I
2
y p C1 x C2 x C3
d
y p C2 2 C1 x first derivative
dx
2
d
y 2 C1 second derivative
2 p
dx
2 2 2
y''p k y p= 2 C1 k
C1 x C2 x C3
so:
2
2 w x w L x
comparing the above with y'' k y = we get:
2 E I 2 E I
2 w
C1 k =
2 E I
2 w L
C2 k =
2 E I
2
2 C1 C3 k = 0
then:
w
C1
2
2 E I k
w L
C2
2
2 E I k
2 Cl w
C3 =
2 4
k E I k
L w w x
d
dx
y c y p A k cos( k x ) B k sin( k x )
2
2
2 E I k E I k
Homework #2
Boundary Conditions
y ( 0 ) 0
k x
introduce the notation:
2
4 2
w L sin( 2 x ) cos( 2 x ) w L
y tan( ) 1 x (L x)
16 E I
4 L L 2
8 E I
the value of the moment along the length of the member becomes:
2
w L sin( 2 x ) cos( 2 x )
M = E I y'' tan( ) 1
4
2 L L
=
5w L
12 2 sec( ) 2 2
4
384 E I 4
5
= yo
12 2 sec( ) 2 2
4
5
by a trigonometric relationship can be written as:
k L P P P
= =
2 2 E I 2 Pe
ymax becomes:
Homework #2
2
y max y o 1 1.003 1.004 ...
P P
Pe Pe
which can be simplified to:
y y o yo
1 1
=
P P
1 P 1 P
e e
2
w L
2( sec( ) 1 )
=
8 2 where M0=W*L2/8
2 ( sec( ) 1 )
= Mo this is known as the theoretical amplification factor
2
substituting into the equation gives:
P P ....
2
M max M o 1 1.028 1
P
P P
Pe e e
which can be simplified to:
M max = M o 1 1.028
p 1
Pe P
1
Pe
1 1.028 p
P
M max
= Mo e
P
1 P
e
= Mo
M max 1
P this is known as the design amplification factor
1 P
e
Homework #2
M max M o
2 ( sec ( ) 1 )
where M0=W*L2/8
2
Design Applification Factor
M max M o
1
2
P where P P 2
therefore =
1 P 2 Pe Pe
e
Tabulated
MomentModificationFactors
Theoretical Design %Difference
0.0 1.000 1.000 0%
0.1 1.004 1.004 0%
0.2 1.017 1.016 0%
0.3 1.039 1.038 0%
0.4 1.071 1.069 0%
0.5 1.116 1.113 0%
0.6 1.176 1.171 0%
0.7 1.255 1.248 1%
0.8 1.360 1.350 1%
0.9 1.503 1.489 1%
1 1.702 1.681 1%
1.1 1.991 1.962 1%
1.2 2.444 2.402 2%
1.3 3.241 3.174 2%
1.4 4.983 4.863 2%
1.5 11.677 11.350 3%
1.57 1018.107 986.526 3%
MomentAmplificationFactors
10000.000
1000.000
AmplificationFactor
100.000
10.000
1.000
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
,kl/2
Theoretical Design
Homework #2
M o 1
P 1
Pe 2