Axial/Shear of Cross Beam

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Axial/Shear of Cross Beam

kouba (Structural)

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26 Jul 14 14:57

I'm having some difficult understanding some basic concepts. When I solve and get the results from member forces of M1, the axial is around 11 kips in tension, and shear is around 0.5 k. If I want the total vertical shear y force due to M1, do I need to hand calc and resolve 11 kips into a y-component and add it to 0.5 k?

kouba (Structural) · Answer 1 · 2014-07-26 15:01:07

I forgot to mention that I'm trying to find the axial and shear at N1 due to M1. Sorry.

JAE (Structural) · Answer 2 · 2014-07-26 23:43:25

Both the axial and shear values of M1 will be reported in the Member Forces results relative to the member's local axes (x, y and z).

If you need these in global results then you would take the local x, y and z results and calculate the global values based on X, Y, and Z based on the angle of M1 to the global horizontal.

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