{ "metadata": { "name": "chapter13.ipynb" }, "nbformat": 3, "nbformat_minor": 0, "worksheets": [ { "cells": [ { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 1, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Chapter 13: Principle Of Virtual Work" ] }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example 13.13-1,Page No:312" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "import math\n", "\n", "# Initilization of variables\n", "\n", "W=1000 # N # weight to be raised\n", "\n", "# Calculations\n", "\n", "# From the Principle of virtual work,\n", "P=W/2 # N\n", "\n", "# Results\n", "\n", "print\"The value of force (i.e P) that can hold the system in equilibrium is \",round(P),\"N\"\n" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The value of force (i.e P) that can hold the system in equilibrium is 500.0 N\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 1 }, { "cell_type": "heading", "level": 2, "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Example 13.13-7,Page No:317" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "collapsed": false, "input": [ "import math\n", "\n", "# Initilization of variables\n", "\n", "P=1000 # N # Force acting at the hinge of the 1st square\n", "Q=1000 # N # Force acting at the hinge of the 2nd square\n", "\n", "# Calculations\n", "\n", "# Chosing the co-ordinate system with originat A, we can write,\n", "theta=45 # degree\n", "\n", "# Forces that do work are P,Q & X_B. Applying the principle of virtual work & Simplyfying and solving for X_B,\n", "X_B=((2*P)*0.166666)*(cos(theta*(pi/180))/sin(theta*(pi/180))) # N # as 1/6=0.166666\n", "\n", "# Now give a virtual angular displacement to the whole frame about end A such that line AB turns by an angle delta_phi.\n", "\n", "# The force doing work are P,Q&Y_B.Applying the principle of virtual work & Simplyfying this eq'n and solving for Y_B,\n", "Y_B=((3*Q)+P)*0.166666 # N # as 1/6=0.166666\n", "\n", "# Simply by removing the support at A & replacing it by the reactions X_A & Y_A we can obtain,\n", "X_A=X_B # N\n", "Y_A=P+Q-Y_B # N\n", "\n", "# Results\n", "\n", "print\"The Horizontal component of reaction at A (X_A) is \",round(X_A,1),\"N\"\n", "print\"The Vertical component of reaction at A (Y_A) is \",round(Y_A,1),\"N\"\n", "print\"The Horizontal component of reaction at B (X_B) is \",round(X_B,1),\"N\"\n", "print\"The Vertical component of reaction at B (Y_B) is \",round(Y_B,1),\"N\"\n" ], "language": "python", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "output_type": "stream", "stream": "stdout", "text": [ "The Horizontal component of reaction at A (X_A) is 333.3 N\n", "The Vertical component of reaction at A (Y_A) is 1333.3 N\n", "The Horizontal component of reaction at B (X_B) is 333.3 N\n", "The Vertical component of reaction at B (Y_B) is 666.7 N\n" ] } ], "prompt_number": 13 } ], "metadata": {} } ] }