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5003 Lectures - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

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E<strong>5003</strong> - Ship Structures I 98<br />

© C.G. Daley<br />

We can model the bulkhead frame as a pinned frame over 3 supports, subject to a<br />

lateral load;<br />

To solve this type <strong>of</strong> structure we need a method to solve indeterminate structures.<br />

What does indeterminate mean? Determinate structures have a simple set <strong>of</strong><br />

supports, such that the support reactions can be found from considerations <strong>of</strong> rigid<br />

body equilibrium alone. This means that there are just enough supports for<br />

equilibrium to exist. This is normally 3 for 2D structures <strong>and</strong> normally 6 for 3D<br />

structures. The number <strong>of</strong> supports is also the number <strong>of</strong> equilibrium conditions<br />

that need to be satisfied.<br />

The sketch below illustrates the difference between determinate <strong>and</strong> indeterminate<br />

for a 2D beam.<br />

Determinate Indeterminate<br />

Find the Reactions Find the Reactions<br />

⇓ ⇓<br />

Then find the deflections Then find the deflections<br />

Reactions don’t depend on deflections<br />

The reactions depend on the deflections<br />

Equations for Reactions Equations for Reactions<br />

⇓ ⇑⇓ coupled<br />

Equations for Deflections Equations for Deflections

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