Session 3: Free Body Diagrams – what are they and why do they go wrong?
30 minutes presentation, 30 minutes curated Q and A
Free body diagrams are used in structural analysis to try to reduce the problem to its simplest description.
Where does the load get applied and where does the load get reacted?
Free body diagrams can be created for the overall assembly and for each component in that assembly – hence tracking the load path.
This seems like a straightforward procedure – but in fact it is surprisingly easy to get things very wrong!
In this presentation I show a very early example from my stress office days, and talk about an industrial example that had tragic consequences.
Here is your chance to learn some new ideas, pass on tips, or generally join in the discussion!
Check out the other webinars:
Session 1: St Venant’s principle
Session 4: Mohr’s Circle – everybody hates it, is it relevant today?
Session 5: Cheating in nonlinear buckling
Session 6: High or Low Cycle Fatigue – what’s in a number?
Session 7: Generative Design and Topology Optimization – what’s the difference?
Session 8: Why are Normal Modes an essential foundation in Dynamic Response?
Session 9: Stress Singularities and Concentrations – what’s the difference?
Session 10: “Spider’ elements in FEA – what are they?
Session 11: Units in FEA – some horror stories!
Session 12: Can designers really take advantage of FEA?
Session 13: FEA models under or over constrained?
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