Beam with a Gap

Example: Problem 5-6, Text

(Interface using SuperDraw III)

File
	Save As
		5-6
Setting
	Unit System
		Specify Default
			English (in)
Options
	Grid Display
		Using points
Options
	Input Method
		Keyboard
Snap
	points
Add
	Line (input coordinates for both ends of the beam. Create a vertical line that starts in the middle of the beam and ends at the gap location. Create another vertical line that starts at the gap location and ends somewhere below it.)
File
	Save
Modify
	Clean
		Duplicates
Select None
Select by box
	Click on the lower vertical line
Modify
	Update Object Parameters
		Group Number
			Change number to 2
Select None
Select by box
	Click on the upper vertical line
Modify
	Update Object Parameters
		Group Number
			Change number to 3
Select None
Select by box
	Click on the horizontal line
Construct
	Divide
		Number
			10 <Enter>
		Divide
FEA Add
	Stress and Vibration Analysis
		Boundary Conditions (Node at the left end is completely fixed.)
FEA Add
	Stress and Vibration Analysis
		Nodal Forces (follow instructions)
			<Esc>

File
	Save
Model Data
	Element
		Type
			Beam for Group 1 and Group 2. Gap for Group 3
					<Esc>
	Material
		Steel (4130) for groups 1 and 2
	Data (Group 1)
		ALGOR opens a new window (Beam Design Editor)
			Add/Mod
					Sectional
					Value
							I2=100 I3=100
							<Esc>
	Files
		Save
		<Esc>
	Done
	Data (Group 2)
		ALGOR opens a new window (Beam Design Editor)
			Add/Mod
				Sectional
				Value
						I2=10000 I3=10000 <Esc>
	Files
		Save
		<Esc>
	Done
	Data (Group 3)
		ALGOR opens a new window (Element Definition)
			Choose “Compression with Gap” E=30e6 (large number) Maximum iterations=200
			OK
		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
		Scale Factor
		Node Inquire
			Get Node
			Click on the middle node. Results show that the beam closed the gap.