Friday, October 10, 2008

From lines of moment to tension and cross section

Lines of moment in GC
In the next text many formulas are introduced. These formulas are the result of many calculations.

File: Feat_qload01
Equally divided loads and a certain length are variables. On this length some points are created and the variable x is the distance of this point from the start point of the line. The equation of the line of moment then is:

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File: Feat_qload01
For an overhang with an equally divided load the next equation can be written:

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The tension in a construction.
Because the tension in a material has its maximum value the construction can be adapted to this phenomenon. In this the tension depends on the cross section of the construction. This means that a bigger cross section is needed where a higher tension is found. This comes forward in the next equations:

(where M is the moment on a point and z is the distance from the outside of the construction to the center of the construction)

For a simple rectangular beam this means:
because
and

This would mean the following for the tension in the earlier situations:

File: Feat_qload01_2
The formula for the line of moment is inserted in the formula for the tension.

File: Feat_qload02_2

In these last equations the width and the height of the beam can be influenced because of the maximum tension in a material.

What does this mean for the bridge?
For the bridge this can mean the following: every certain distance, about a meter, a beam for carrying the floor plan is introduced. On this beam the load is equally divided. If the length of these beams is different then the primary beam would have a load that is not equally divided Which would mean a variable q-load.

The load on the primary beam gets build up out of point loads that come from the support points of the secondary beams.

A last point is about the torsion. Because a higher moment from the secondary beam means a higher torsion moment the deformation because of this could be high. Than it would sometimes be better to use more than one beam in the construction. As a research point this could be something to work out in a later stage.

The moments that come out of the q-load have create tension in the construction. In this the Izz-value has its influence. The width and the height of the beam get influenced because only a certain maximum tension is allowed.

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