Case 1: Middle span carry minimum load

1.4DL
Stiffness, K:

3EI/L for side span

4EI/L for middle span
E and I can be cancelled base on simplifications and therfore:
Stiffness, K becomes
3/L for side span
4/L for middle span
where L is the length of span

L1

Load:

Ultimate load of 1.4DL + 1.6LL is used for the calculation

Ultimate load of 1.0LL is used for the minimum load calculation
* Take counterclocwise moment as +ve moement
Span Length
Load on span

L1: 3
W1:

Service Dead Load(SDL):

Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
B

W2:

W3:

A
Stiffness, K
Distribution Factor, DF
Load, w
Fixed End Moment
Balance

1.0000

Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
M(kNm)

L2: 2
4.6650
0.3900
7.1550 kN/m
5.6000
0.5000
0.5000 kN/m
6.6625
0.6250
10.3275 kN/m

C
2.0000

0.3333 0.6667
7.1550 0.5000

0.6250 0.3750
0.5000 10.3275

-8.0494 0.1667
2.6276 5.2551

-0.1667 8.0684
-4.9386 -2.9631

-2.4693
0.8231 1.6462
-0.8211
0.2737 0.5474
-0.2572
0.0857 0.1715
-0.0855
0.0285 0.0570
-0.0268
0.0089 0.0179
0

L3: 2.5

-4.2018 4.2018

2.6276
-1.6422
0.8231
-0.5144
0.2737
-0.1711
0.0857
-0.0536
0.0285
-0.0178

-0.9853
-0.3087
-0.1026
-0.0322
-0.0107

-3.6657 3.6657

1.4DL + 1.6LL

1.0LL

L1

L2

D
1.2000

1.4DL + 1.6LL

L3

Case 1: All spans carry ultimate loads

Stiffness, K:

3EI/L for side span

4EI/L for middle span
E and I can be cancelled base on simplifications and therfore:
Stiffness, K becomes
3/L for side span
4/L for middle span
where L is the length of span
Load:

L1

Ultimate load of 1.4DL + 1.6LL is used for the calculation

* Take counterclocwise moment as +ve moement

Span Length
Load on span

L1: 3
W1:

Service Dead Load(SDL):

Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
B

W2:

W3:

A
Stiffness, K
Distribution Factor, DF
Load, w
Fixed End Moment
Balance

1.0000

Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
M(kNm)

L2: 2
4.6650
0.3900
7.1550 kN/m
5.6000
0.5000
8.6400 kN/m
6.6625
0.6250
10.3275 kN/m

C
2.0000

0.3333 0.6667
7.1550 8.6400

0.6250 0.3750
8.6400 10.3275

-8.0494 2.8800
1.7231 3.4463

-2.8800 8.0684
-3.2427 -1.9456

0.5405
0.1795
0.0563
0.0187
0.0059
0

L3: 2.5

-1.6214
1.0809
-0.5385
0.3590
-0.1689
0.1126
-0.0561
0.0374
-0.0176
0.0117

-5.5254 5.5254

1.7231
-1.0770
0.5405
-0.3378
0.1795
-0.1122
0.0563
-0.0352
0.0187
-0.0117

-0.6462
-0.2027
-0.0673
-0.0211
-0.0070

-5.1784 5.1784

1.4DL + 1.6LL

L1

L2

D
1.2000

L3

Case 3: Middle span carry maximum load

Stiffness, K:

3EI/L for side span

4EI/L for middle span
E and I can be cancelled base on simplifications and therfore:
Stiffness, K becomes
3/L for side span
4/L for middle span
where L is the length of span

L1

Load:

Ultimate load of 1.4DL + 1.6LL is used for the calculation

Ultimate load of 1.0LL is used for the minimum load calculation
* Take counterclocwise moment as +ve moement
Span Length
Load on span

L1: 3
W1:

Service Dead Load(SDL):

Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
Service Dead Load(SDL):
Live Load(LL):
Ultimate Load:
B

W2:

W3:

A
Stiffness, K
Distribution Factor, DF
Load, w
Fixed End Moment
Balance

1.0000

Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
Carry Over
Balance
M(kNm)

L2: 2
4.6650
0.3900
0.3900 kN/m
5.6000
0.5000
8.6400 kN/m
6.6625
0.6250
0.6250 kN/m

C
2.0000

0.3333 0.6667
0.3900 8.6400

0.6250 0.3750
8.6400 0.6250

-0.4388 2.8800
-0.8138 -1.6275

-2.8800 0.4883
1.4948 0.8969

-0.2491
-0.0848
-0.0260
-0.0088
-0.0027
0

L3: 2.5

0.7474
-0.4983
0.2543
-0.1695
0.0779
-0.0519
0.0265
-0.0177
0.0081
-0.0054

-1.6239 1.6239

-0.8138
0.5086
-0.2491
0.1557
-0.0848
0.0530
-0.0260
0.0162
-0.0088
0.0055

0.3052
0.0934
0.0318
0.0097
0.0033

-1.8286 1.8286

1.4DL + 1.6LL

1.0LL

L1

L2

D
1.2000

1.0LL

L3