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Equation For
Continuous Beam
Theory of Structure II
By Salinah Dullah
Introduction
WL WR
ML MC MC MR
L C R
LL LR
L’ LL CL 1 CR 1 LR R’
XL XR
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Conjugate Beam (internal
moments)
Using the principle of superposition, the M /
EI diagram for the internal moments is
shown.
MC /EIL
MR /EIR
ML /EIL MC /EIR
L’ LL CL2 CR2 LR R’
C L1 C L2 (C R1 C R2 )
L KLLL C C KRLR R C R
LL
If the areas and centroidal distances for their
M/EI diagrams are substituted in to 3-Moment
equation,
LL LR M R LR
2 2 3 3
M L LL PL PL wL wL
2M C L L k L k L R R k R k R L L R R
3 3
IL IL IR IR IL IR 4I L 4I R
(2)
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Special Case:
If the moment of inertia is constant for the
entire span, IL = IR.
3 3
wL LL wR LR
M L LL 2M C LL LR M R LR PL LL k L k L PR LR k R k R
2 3 2 3
4 4
(3)
*Noted that eq. (2) & (3) only applied when there is no
settlement at support. As discussed in class (24/11/15)
kindly write the eq. which involved settlements at supports
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Example:
Determine the reactions at the supports for
the beam shown. The moment of inertia of
span AB is one half that of span BC.
15 k
3k/ft
A C
0.5 I B I
25 ft 15 ft 5 ft
15 * 20 2
3
25 20 3 * 25
0 2M B 0 0 0.25 0.253 0
0.5I I I 4 * 0.5I
M B 177.5k . ft
F 0; A
x x 0
75 k
M 0; B
M B 0;
15 k
C y (20) 177.5 15(15) 0
C y 2.38k VBR
F y 0; B
15 ft 5 ft
C
177.5k.ft
2.38 15 VBR 0 Cy
F y 0 177.5k.ft 177.5k.ft
B y 44.6 12.6 0
B y 57.2k 44.6 k 12.6 k
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