SLOPE-DEFLECTION EQUATIONS

EI
M AB 2 2 A B 3 FEM AB
L AB L AB

EI
M BA 2 A 2 B 3 FEM BA
L AB L AB

Procedure

1. For each beam in the frame write the slope deflection equations
2. For each joint in the frame write the moment equilibrium
M 0

3. IF 0 (Frame with sidesway)

(a) For each story in the frame write the equilibrium of shear forces

V AB VDC P P B C

h
A D

VAB VDC
(b) Relate shear forces to moments
M AB M BA
e.g. in the absence of transverse loads, V AB
h

4. Substitute 1 (and 3 if applicable) into 2

5. Solve for unknown rotations and translations
6. Substitute 5 into 1 to compute moments and use 3b to compute shear forces
7. Now you have relationships between forces and moments from which you can extract
stiffness coefficients