Student Name …………………….. Student Number ………………..

Useful Formulas
1. Slope Deflection Equations
 Prismatic Members
 I 
i. M N  2E  2 N   F  3 L    FEM N
L
I  
ii. If the far end pin or roller M N  3E  N     FEM N
L L
 Non-prismatic Members
   k EI
M N  K N  N  C N  F  1  C N     FEM N where: K N  N C
 L  L

2. Moment Distribution Method

 Member Stiffness for Prismatic Member
4EI
i. K 
L
3EI
ii. If the far end pin or roller K 
L
k AB EI C
 Member Stiffness for non-prismatic members K A 
L
3. Stiffness Method
 Truss Element

 x2 x y x2 x y 

 
AE  x y y2 x y y2  x y 0 0
k  T 
L  x2 x y  x y  x y 
2


x
 0 0
 x y y2 x y y2 

q  kTD  q 0
 D Nx 
D 
y   
AE
qF   x y x
Ny

L   D Fx 
 
 D Fy 
 Beam Element

 12 6 12 6 
 L3 
L2 L3 L2 
 
 6 4
 2
6 2 
 2 L 
k  EI  L L L
  123 6 12 6  q  kd  q 0
 2  2
 L L L3 L 
 6 2 6 4 
 2  2 
 L L L L 
Student Name …………………….. Student Number ………………..

 Frame Element

 EA EA 
 L 0 0  0 0 
L

 0 12EI 6EI 12EI 6EI


 x y 0 0 0 0
   0
0
 L3 L2 L3 L2 
 y
x 0 0 0

 6EI 4EI 6EI 2EI 
 0 0  2   0 0 1 0 0 0
k ' L2 L L L  T  
 EA EA 
 0 0 0 x y 0
 0 0 0 0 
 L L   0 0 0 y x 0


12EI

6EI 12EI

6EI   
 0 L3 L2
0
L3 L2   0 0 0 0 0 1
 
 0 6EI 2EI
0
6EI
 2
4EI 
 L2 L L L 

  A 2 12I 2   A 12I  6I  A 2 12I 2   A 12I  6I 

  L x  L3 y    3  x y  y  x  3 y     3  x y 
L2 
y
  L L  L  L L 
L2 L

  A 12I   A 2 12I 2  6I  A 12I   A 2 12I 2  6I 
  L  L3  x y  y  3 x  x    3  x y  y  3 x  
2 x 
  L L  L2 L L  L L  L 
 6I 6I 4I 6I 6I 2I 
  2 y x y  2 x
k E  L L2 L L2 L L 
  A 2 12I 2   A 12I   A 2 12I 2   A 12I 
y 
6I 6I
  L x  L3 y     3  x y
L L  L2
y  x  3 y 
L L 
  3  x y
L L  L 2
 
  A 12I   A 2 12I 2  6I  A 12I   A 2 12I 2  6I 
   L  L3  x y  y  3 x 
L L 

L2
x   3  x y
L L 
 y  3 x 
L L 
 2 x 
L
 
 6I 6I 2I 6I 6I 4I 
  2 y x y  2 x
L L2 L L2 L L 

q  k 'TD  q 0