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Continuous Beam Analysis

Continuous Beam Analysis

RE: Continuous Beam Analysis

Three Moment Method assuming the column to beam attachments are pins.


RE: Continuous Beam Analysis

typical text book problem, no? moment distribution is another; there are several analytical approaches.

another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?

RE: Continuous Beam Analysis

What are the beam-to-column connections to be idealized as? Pinned? Fixed? I am partial to singularity functions when calculating beam reactions, shears, moment, and deflection diagrams because I am familiar with the approach. It is pretty easy, you start with a free-body, write your V(x) equation and integrate it (3) times to get to your deflection equation. The type of load affects the initial <x-x_loc>^# in the shear equation. But you are working only with point loads, so all you need is in the attached. Think about your boundary conditions and you can solve for indeterminate beams. The slope of the deflection will be zero if you have fixed points, the deflection will be zero at all columns, the moment will be zero at pinned/free ends, etc.

Juston Fluckey, SE, PE, AWS CWI
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