September 9, 2010

Designer : 1:22 PM
Example Beam Problem Checked By:_____

Global
Display Sections for Member Calcs 2

Joint Coordinates
Joint Label X Coordinate Y Coordinate
(ft) (ft)
A 0 0
B 16 0
C 24 0
D 32 0

Boundary Conditions
Joint Label X Translation Y Translation Rotation
(k/in) (k/in) (k-ft/rad)
A Reaction Reaction Reaction
C Reaction

Member Data
Moment of Elastic End Releases
Member Label I Joint J Joint Area Inertia Modulus I-End J-End Length
in^2 in^4 ksi ft
M1 A B 10 4000 29000 PIN 16
M2 B C 10 3000 29000 PIN 8
M3 C D 10 3000 29000 8

Joint Loads/Enforced Displacements

Joint Label [L]oad or Direction Magnitude
[D]isplacement (k, k-ft, in, rad)
D L Y -35
D L M -15

Member Distributed Loads

Member Label Direction Start Magnitude End Magnitude Start Location End Location
(k/ft, F) (k/ft, F) (ft or %) (ft or %)
M1 Y -2.5 -2.5 0 0

Joint Displacements
Joint Label X Translation Y Translation Rotation
(in) (in) (radians)
A 0 0 0
B 0 .445 0
C 0 0 -5.937e-3
D 0 -.698 -7.989e-3

Reactions
Joint Label X Force Y Force Moment
(k) (k) (k-ft)
A 0 3.125 -270
C 0 71.875 0
Totals: 0 75

Member Section Forces

Member Label Section Axial Shear Moment
(k) (k) (k-ft)
M1 1 0 3.125 270
2 0 -36.875 0

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Designer : 1:22 PM
Example Beam Problem Checked By:_____

Member Section Forces

Member Label Section Axial Shear Moment
(k) (k) (k-ft)
M2 1 0 -36.875 0
2 0 -36.875 -295
M3 1 0 35 -295
2 0 35 -15

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