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ROOF BEAM ANALYSIS FOR LARGE VERTICAL DEFLECTION<br />

<strong>and</strong> from equation 8.29,<br />

dxx<br />

dzn<br />

=−2Er<br />

zn<br />

z 2 on<br />

1 + 3<br />

16 s2 z<br />

(8.34)<br />

Introducing equation 8.34 in equation 8.33, <strong>and</strong> satisfying the inequality condition of<br />

equation 8.32,<br />

dMR<br />

dzn<br />

The inequality is satisfied if<br />

= 1<br />

2 nt2 Er<br />

zn 2<br />

1 − 3 zon < 0 (8.35)<br />

3<br />

1 +<br />

zon > zn > zon<br />

√3<br />

16 s2 z<br />

(8.36)<br />

Hence, the maximum resisting moment, corresponding to the minimum height of a<br />

stable arch <strong>and</strong> the maximum vertical deflection of the arch, is given by<br />

<strong>and</strong> from equation 8.16,<br />

zn = min zn = zon<br />

√3<br />

max n = zon − min zn = zon − zon<br />

√3 = 0.42zon<br />

(8.37)<br />

(8.38)<br />

From equation 8.27, this value of n corresponds to an outer fibre elastic strain given<br />

by<br />

2<br />

3<br />

εxx =<br />

r<br />

3<br />

1 + 16s2 (8.39)<br />

z<br />

In some numerical studies using UDEC, Sofianos considered deflection <strong>and</strong> moment<br />

arm in the arch at the condition of bucking. The comparison shown graphically in<br />

Figure 8.11 indicates a very good correspondence between the deflection <strong>and</strong> arch<br />

height at buckling calculated using equations 8.37 <strong>and</strong> 8.38 <strong>and</strong> from the numerical<br />

analysis, for a wide range of normalised beam spans.<br />

For stability against buckling, the maximum resisting moment must be greater than<br />

the deflecting moment, or from equations 8.19 <strong>and</strong> 8.13,<br />

MR = 1<br />

2 xxnt 2 min zn ≥ 1<br />

8 qs2 = MA = MR<br />

(8.40)<br />

FSb<br />

where q is the distributed load on the beam.<br />

Substituting in equation 8.40 the expressions for xx <strong>and</strong> min zn (equations 8.29<br />

<strong>and</strong> 8.37) yields the following expression governing elastic stability <strong>and</strong> buckling of<br />

the voussoir arch, for known values of n <strong>and</strong> r:<br />

3 √ 3<br />

1 + 16<br />

3Qnsn<br />

s2 <br />

z<br />

=<br />

8rn<br />

1<br />

F Sb ≤ 1 (8.41)<br />

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