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 7/27/2015 pyl onvectorsol uti on htt p://design -tech nology-in-stem.x10.mx/02%20structu res/St ructu resDesignProblems/Pylon Prob lem/p ylonso lution s/pylonvectorsolution.html 1/ 5 Follow Up Solutions to Pylon Problem The following space diagrams and vector diagrams offer some alternative solutions to this design problem. Design A  Because the framework and the loading are both symmetrical, it is possible to assume that the support reactions are 10  N each. The angles between the members are either at 90,60 or 30 degrees, which enables to use of standard drawing  board triangles (‘set squares’). The vector diagram can be drawn as follows. ( refer to stepladders  for an explan ation of Bows Notation method of vector analysis) Draw ‘a’ to ‘b’; ‘b’ to ‘c’; ‘c’ to ‘d’, ‘d’ to ‘a’; (use a suitable scale say 5mm (or 2/10 th  of an inch) repr esents 1  Newton) Looking at the left hand end of the space diagram A and B have been established as ‘a’ and ‘b’ on the vector diagram, H is between A and B so the vector position of ‘h’ can be determined by triangulation. Hence draw a line from ‘b’  parallel to HB to intersect with a line drawn from ‘a’ parallel to AH. The position of ‘e’ can be determined in the same way as ‘h’ (ae parallel to AE and de parallel to DE) Determine ‘f’ by drawing from ‘a’ to ‘f’ parallel to AF and intersect with a line, from ‘e’ parallel to EF. The position of ‘g’; can be determined in the same way as ‘f’. ‘f’ and ‘g’ are both at the same location which indicates that the member FG is technically redundant, however as the framework is assumed to be pin jointed, FG is required to maintain rigidity in the framework. The nature and magnitude for each member can be measured from the vector diagram.  Member Nature of reaction Magnitude  AE tension 20 N  AF tension 17.32 N  AH tension 20 N  BH compression 17.32 N CG compression 17.32 N  DE compression 17.32 N  EF compression 20 N  FG redundant 0  GH compression 20 N

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  • 7/27/2015 pylonvectorsolution

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    FollowUpSolutionstoPylonProblem

    Thefollowingspacediagramsandvectordiagramsoffersomealternativesolutionstothisdesignproblem.DesignA

    Becausetheframeworkandtheloadingarebothsymmetrical,itispossibletoassumethatthesupportreactionsare10Neach.Theanglesbetweenthemembersareeitherat90,60or30degrees,whichenablestouseofstandarddrawingboardtriangles(setsquares).

    Thevectordiagramcanbedrawnasfollows.(refertostepladdersforanexplanationofBowsNotationmethodofvectoranalysis)

    Drawatobbtocctod,dtoa(useasuitablescalesay5mm(or2/10thofaninch)represents1Newton)

    LookingatthelefthandendofthespacediagramAandBhavebeenestablishedasaandbonthevectordiagram,HisbetweenAandBsothevectorpositionofhcanbedeterminedbytriangulation.HencedrawalinefrombparalleltoHBtointersectwithalinedrawnfromaparalleltoAH.

    Thepositionofecanbedeterminedinthesamewayash(aeparalleltoAEanddeparalleltoDE)

    DeterminefbydrawingfromatofparalleltoAFandintersectwithaline,fromeparalleltoEF.

    Thepositionofgcanbedeterminedinthesamewayasf.

    fandgarebothatthesamelocationwhichindicatesthatthememberFGistechnicallyredundant,howeverastheframeworkisassumedtobepinjointed,FGisrequiredtomaintainrigidityintheframework.

    Thenatureandmagnitudeforeachmembercanbemeasuredfromthevectordiagram.

    MemberNatureofreactionMagnitudeAEtension20NAFtension17.32NAHtension20NBHcompression17.32NCGcompression17.32NDEcompression17.32NEFcompression20NFGredundant0GHcompression20N

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    ThevectordiagramforDesignBcanbedrawnisasimilarmanner.ThereisanobviousdifferenceinEFandGHastheyareredundantinthissolution.FGremainsredundantbutallthreeredundantmemberswillberequiredtomaintainrigidity.

    DesignB

    Thenatureandmagnitudeofthereactionsinmembersareshownbelow.

    MemberNatureofreactionMagnitudeAEtension17.32NAFtension17.32NAHtension17.32NBHcompression20NCGcompression17.32NDEcompression20NEFredundant0FGredundant0GHredundant0

    Itisalsopossibletousetrigonometrytoobtainaccuratevalues..

    Inbothvectordiagramsabis5Nsoahandbhcanbedeterminedasfollows

    x=10x=10Sin30Tan30=20N=17.32N

    IfthearmsareextendedandtheanglesbetweenthearmsarereducedasintheDesignCtheinternalreactionsinmembersareincreased,ascanbeseeninthediagramsbelow.

    ThevectordiagramfordesignCisdrawninasimilarmanner.

    WhenthisdesigniscomparedwithdesignAyouwillseethatthemagnitudeoftheforcesinseveralmembersisincreasedbecauseofthechangeinanglebetweenthemembers.

    DesignC

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    Athreedimensionaldesignsolution

    Alltheaboveanalysisassumesthatthestructureispurelytwodimensional,whichofcourseisnotthecase.

    Belowisasketchofapossible3dimensionalsolutiontotheproblem.Thisrequiresadditionalmemberstobeanalysed,whicharedrawninathickerline.

    Astherearenow4verticalsupportpositionsthereactionateachisnowonly5Newtons

    Threeseparateviewsareshownbelowofthe3dimensionaldesign.Thealtered/additionalmembersaredrawninathickerline.

  • 7/27/2015 pylonvectorsolution

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    Todeterminetheforcesinthenewhorizontalmembers,usetheprojectionviewfromP.Theoriginaltwodimensionalvectordiagramsolutiongaveacompressionforceof17.32Ninthesinglehorizontalmember.Thisforceof17.32NewtonsisnowopposedbytwonewmembersshowninthespacediagramKLJ.

    Fromthespacediagram,drawthevectordiagramklj,fromwhichthevaluesofljandjkare8.94N,bothinCompression.

    Thevaluesforthetwomembersontheoppositesideofthepylonwithhavethesamenatureandmagnitude.

    TodeterminetheforcesinthethreenewmembersformingthetrianglesatthetopofthetowerconsidertheviewfromEEanddrawthespaceandvectordiagrams..

    Remembertheanglesbetweenthetriangleframemembersare60degrees.

    Thenatureandmagnitudeofthereactionsinmembersareshownbelow.

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    MemberNatureofreactionMagnitudeNQcompression5.77NPQtension2.88N``MQcompression5.77N

    Alloftheabovedrawingshavebeencompletedusingacomputerdrawingprogram.Theaccuracyofthevectorvalueshavebeenconfirmedbytrigonometricalcalculations.

    LongSlendermembers

    Longslendermembersarelikelytobuckleundercompressionbeforethemembersundertensionfail.Itisadvantageoustobracetheframewithdiagonalsatanoptimalangleof45degrees.Asshownintheillustrationsshownbelow.

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