{"id":3248,"date":"2024-08-28T19:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:31:55","slug":"mechanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/ce\/design-of-steel-structures\/mechanism","title":{"rendered":"Mechanism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When a structure is subjected to a system of loads, it is stable and functional until a sufficient number of plastic hinges have been formed to make the structure unstable. As soon as the structure reaches an unstable condition, it is considered to have been failed. The segments of the beam between the plastic hinges are able to move without any increase of load. This condition is called as mechanism. The concepts of mechanism formation and of virtual work are used in the plastic analysis and design of steel structures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If an indeterminate structure has redundancy \u2018r\u2019, then insertion of \u2018r \u2019 plastic hinge makes it statically determinate and any further insertion of hinge converts this statically determinate structure into a mechanism. Hence for collapse the number of plastic hinges required are (r + 1).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">FUNDAMENTAL CONDITIONS IN PLASTIC ANALYSIS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are three fundamental conditions underlying the plastic analysis as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Conditions of Static Equilibrium or Equilibrium Condition<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the equilibrium condition, summation of all the forces and moments should be equal to zero.<br \/>\n<strong>Mathematically:<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/equilibrium-condition.jpg\" alt=\"Equilibrium Condition\" width=\"177\" height=\"47\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanism Condition or Continuity Condition<\/strong><br \/>\nThe structure at collapse must be capable of deforming as a mechanism due to the formation of plastic hinges or there must be a enough plastic hinges that a mechanism is obtained.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plastic Moment Condition or Yield Condition<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bending moment at any section must not exceed the full plastic moment \u2018M<sub>P<\/sub>\u2019 of the section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THEOREM OF PLASTIC ANALYSIS<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Generally, it is not possible to satisfy all the three conditions of plastic analysis in one operation.<\/li>\n<li>Solution on the basis of assumed mechanism yields a load-carrying capacity that is either correct or too high while a solution on the basis of a statical moment diagram not violating the plastic moment condition is either correct or too low.<\/li>\n<li>Therefore, depending on the method adopted, one obtains either an upper limit below which the correct answer lies or a lower limit above which the correct answer will lie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">ADVANTAGES &amp; DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC DESIGN OVER ELASTIC DESIGN<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Advantages<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) It is more economical as it makes full use of the material strength beyond the elastic limit.<br \/>\n(b) The design procedures are much simpler and rational in case of plastic method.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Disadvantages<br \/>\n<\/strong>(a) The fabrication is to be done with ductile steel.<br \/>\n(b) The loads are carried by bending and the effects of axial load and shear force on a member are neglected. The theory of simple plastic analysis cannot be applied to trusses, as the members are subjected to axial forces only.<br \/>\n(c) Strength is assumed to be the main criteria.<br \/>\n(d) It is very difficult to obtain the collapse mode if the structure is reasonably complicated.<br \/>\n(e) There is little savings in column design.<br \/>\n(f) It is difficult to design for fatigue.<br \/>\n(g) Lateral bracing requirements are more stringent than the elastic design.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COLLAPSE LOAD OF SOME STANDARD CASES<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. Concentrated Load of Standard Cases<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(i) Concentrated Load at Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/supported-beam.jpg\" alt=\"Supported Beam\" width=\"627\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/supported-beam.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/supported-beam-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(ii) Eccentric Load<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam.jpg\" alt=\"Fixed Beam\" width=\"611\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method.jpg\" alt=\"Static Method\" width=\"608\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(iii) Uniformly Load distributed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fixed Beam\" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fixed-beam-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kinematic-method.jpg\" alt=\"Kinematic method\" width=\"611\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kinematic-method.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kinematic-method-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(iv) Concentrated Load<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method-1.jpg\" alt=\"Static Method\" width=\"749\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method-1.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/static-method-1-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Collapse loads of some standard arrangements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3258 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/standard-arrangements.jpg\" alt=\"Standard Arrangements\" width=\"447\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/standard-arrangements.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.madeeasy.in\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/standard-arrangements-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-danger\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/study.madeeasy.in\/ce\/design-of-steel-structures\/beam-column-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;&lt; 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