CE132P THEORY OF STRUCTURES 2

MAPUA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
• A classical technique for analyzing statically indeterminate beams and
frames.

• Force Method: Solve for unknown (redundant) forces using

compatibility equations.

• Slope Deflection Method: Solve for unknown joint rotations and

deflections using equilibrium equations.
• In this lecture, we will demonstrate the ease which the method can be
used to analyze continuous beams.As the name suggest, this method
involves distributing moments what does that mean exactly?
• It means giving a bending moment at a joint then we distribute it among
the other joints of the structure.
• The joints that receive a part of that moment in turn distribute it
among the other joints. This process repeats itself until every joint is
balance with respect to the bending moment.
• If a joint connects two members like this, then any bending
moment found at the joint, first needs to be distributed between
the near ends of the two members.
• How? In proportion to the relative stiffness of the members.
• The more rigid member absorbs a larger share of the moment.
• We measure the stiffness of each member in terms of it's E, I
and L.
• More specifically, we define EI/L as the stiffness coefficient.
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