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Introduction
The slope deflection method is a structural analysis method for beams and frames introduced in 1915 by George A. Maney. The slope deflection method was widely used for more than a decade until the moment distribution method was developed.
In the slope-deflection method, the relationship is established between moments at the ends of the members and the corresponding rotations and displacements. The basic assumption used in the slope-deflection method is that a typical member can flex but the shear and axial deformation are negligible. It is no different from that used with the force method.
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Step 3: For each kinematic unknown, generate an equilibrium condition using the free-body diagram. Step 4: Solve for all unknowns by combining all the equations from steps 2 and 3. Now the equations are entirely in terms of the kinematic unknowns. Step 5: Compute the support reactions with appropriate FBDs.
The slope deflection equations of member ab of flexural rigidity EIab and length Lab are:
where
a,
is the relative lateral displacement of ends a and b. The absence of cross-sectional area of the member in these equations implies that the slope deflection method neglects the effect of shear and axial deformations.
Equilibrium conditions
Joint equilibrium Joint equilibrium conditions imply that each joint with a degree of freedom should have no unbalanced moments i.e. be in equilibrium. Therefore,
Here, Mmember are the member end moments, Mf are the fixed end moments, and Mjoint are the external moments directly applied at the joint. Shear equilibrium When there are chord rotations in a frame, additional equilibrium conditions, namely the shear equilibrium conditions need to be taken into account.
Members AB, BC, CD have the same length L= 10m . Flexural rigidities are EI, 2EI, EI respectively. Concentrated load of magnitude P= 10kN acts at a distance a = 3m from the support A. Uniform load of intensity q = 1 kN/m acts on BC. Member CD is loaded at its midspan with a concentrated load of magnitude . In the following calcuations, clockwise moments and rotations are positive. Degrees of freedom Rotation angles A, B, C, D of joints A, B, C, D respectively are taken as the unknowns. There are no chord rotations due to other causes including support settlement.
Here having three equations with three unknowns numerical methods are used to find the unknowns
Rotation angles The rotation angles are calculated from simultaneous equations above.
Member end moments Substitution of these values back into the slope deflection equations yields the member end moments (in kNm):