ENERGY PRINCIPLES

( )
E
J U W = u
Total potential energy
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
B V
1 1
2 2
t
T T
T T
B B
U
W
c
= =
= +
} }
} }
e e C e e Du e C Du e
f u t u
elastic strain energy work of applied forces
Among the kinematically admissible configurations J
E
is minimum in correspondence of an
equilibrated configuration.
It holds for elastic bodies and is equivalent to the PVD.
kinematically admissible (or compatible) solutions (or configuration)
on
u
B
=
= c
e Du
u u
statically admissible (or equlibrated) solutions (or configuration)
-
= D s f
on
T
t
B = c N s t
ENERGY PRINCIPLES
Total complementary energy
( )
C
J U W
- -
= s
Total complementary energy
( )
1
B
1
2
u
T
T T
B
U
W
-
-
c
= +
=
}
}
s C s e
u N s
complementary elastic strain energy work of reaction forces
Among the statically admissible configurations J
C
is minimum in correspondence of a
compatible configuration.
BEAM
Euler-Bernoulli

THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOS
Displacement formulation

= S Kq g
= S Kq g
( ) ( ) = u x N x q
( ) ( ) = u x N x q
( ) ( ) ( ) = = e x DN x q B x q
( ) ( ) ( ) = = e x DN x q B x q
T T T T T T T
( , ) d d d 0
ele
B B B
J V V V = =
} } }
q q q B CBq q B Ce q N f q s q
( )
( ) ( ) = s x C B x q e
T T T
( , ) 0
ele
J = = q q q Kq q g q S q
T T T T
d d d d
t
B B B B
V V V S
c
= = + +
} } } }
K B CB g B Ce N f N t
= S Kq g
T T T
1
2
( )
ele
E
J = q q Kq q g q S
TRAVE
Eulero-Bernoulli