- 2079 Baishakh · 6 marks
Force method: L-frame reactions at A
Short answer
Releasing the hinge at A gives a cantilever. Using redundants X₁ (horizontal) and X₂ (vertical) at A, computing flexibility coefficients and load displacements, zero-displacement compatibility gives X₂ = 3wl/7, X₁ = 3wl/28. With w=10 kN/m, V_A = 4.29l kN upward, H_A = 1.07l kN to the right.
Determine reactions at A using the force method. [Figure: L-shaped frame; horizontal member AB of length l carrying 10 kN/m UDL, vertical member BC of height l, EI constant; A hinged, C fixed.]
L-frame: A hinged (end of horizontal member AB, length , UDL kN/m), B rigid corner, vertical member BC of height down to C fixed. EI is constant.
w = 10 kN/m
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A o----------B
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| l
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/// C (fixed)
|<---- l ---->|
The frame is statically indeterminate to the 2nd degree (). Release the hinge at A to get the cantilever C-B-A, and take = horizontal reaction at A and = vertical reaction at A as redundants.
Moment expressions
In AB, measured from A; in BC, measured down from B.
| Member | (load) | (unit ) | (unit ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | |||
| BC |
Flexibility coefficients
Load displacements
Compatibility (zero displacement at the hinge A)
Solving: and .
With kN/m:
(with in metres). Check from the support at C: kN up, kN to the left, kNm.
Answer: at A, kN (to the right) and kN upward.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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