Moment Distribution - three spans

Joint
a
b
Member
ab
ba
DF
1
0.5
FEM
-379.2
379.2
balance
379.2
0
Carryover
0
189.6
Balance
0
-64.2
Carryover
-32.1
0
Balance
32.1
-8.4
Carryover
-4.2
16.05
Balance
4.2
-8.2125
Carryover -4.10625
2.1
Balance
4.10625
-2.625
Carryover
-1.3125
2.053125
Balance
1.3125 -1.56328125
Carryover -0.78164
0.65625
Balance
-0.78164 -0.6890625
Carryover -0.34453 -0.39082031
Balance
0.344531 0.030615234
-1.56328
503.61

c
bc

cb

cd

d
dc

0.5
0.5
0.5
1
-379.2
379.2
-134.4
134.4
0
-122.4
-122.4
-134.4
-61.2
0
-67.2
-61.2
-64.2
33.6
33.6
61.2
16.8
-32.1
30.6
16.8
-8.4
0.75
0.75
-16.8
0.375
-4.2
-8.4
0.375
-8.2125
6.3
6.3
-0.375
3.15 -4.10625
-0.1875
3.15
-2.625 2.146875 2.146875
-3.15
1.0734375
-1.3125
-1.575 1.073438
-1.563281 1.44375 1.44375 -1.07344
0.721875 -0.78164 -0.53672 0.721875
-0.689063 0.65918 0.65918 -0.72188
0.3295898 -0.34453 -0.36094 0.32959
0.0306152 0.352734 0.352734 -0.32959
-503.61
259.21
-259.21
0

FEM for uniform loads

wu =
l=
FEM =

FEM for uniform loads

7.9 k/ft
24 ft
379.2 ft-k