Beam with an Elastic Support

Example: Problem 5-10, Text

(Interface using SuperDraw III)

File
	Save As
		5-10
Setting
	Unit System
		Specify Default
			English (in)
Options
	Grid Display
		Using points
Options
	Input Method
		Keyboard
Snap
	points
Add
	Line (input coordinates for all the nodes of the frame. Spring length of 24 inches is used arbitrarily)
File
	Save
Modify
	Clean
		Duplicates
Select None
Select by box
	Click on the vertical line
Modify
	Update Object Parameters
		Group Number
			Change number to 2
Select None
Select by box
	Click on the horizontal line
Construct
	Divide
		Number
			12 <Enter>
		Divide
FEA Add
	Stress and Vibration Analysis
		Boundary Conditions (Node at the left end is completely fixed. The node at the end of the spring is free to rotate around z-axis.)
FEA Add
	Stress and Vibration Analysis
		Nodal Forces (follow instructions)
			<Esc>

File
	Save
Model Data
	Element
		Type
			Beam for Group 1 Truss for Group 2
					<Esc>
	Material
		Steel (4130) for group 1 Custom material for group 2 (E=1000 psi)
	Data (Group 2)
		A=24 (to get k correctly)
	Data (Group 1)
		ALGOR opens a new window (Beam Design Editor)
			Add/Mod
					Sectional
					Value
						I2=200 I3=200
						<Esc>
	Files
		Save
		<Esc>
	Done
	Global
		Load Case
			1
		Output
			Element Data Nodal Data Displacement Data Stress Data
	Analysis
		Analyze
	Results (Superview)
	Results
		Beam and Truss Results
			Local 3 moment
				<Esc>
Results
	Displacement Data
		Displaced Model On
		Undisplaced Model On
		Calculate Scale
		Node Inquire
			Get Node
			Click on the node under the spring