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Moment Distribution - three spans

Joint a b c d
Member ab ba bc cb cd dc FEM for uniform loads
DF 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 wu =
FEM -379.2 379.2 -379.2 379.2 -134.4 134.4 l=
balance 379.2 0 0 -122.4 -122.4 -134.4 FEM =
Carryover 0 189.6 -61.2 0 -67.2 -61.2
Balance 0 -64.2 -64.2 33.6 33.6 61.2
Carryover -32.1 0 16.8 -32.1 30.6 16.8
Balance 32.1 -8.4 -8.4 0.75 0.75 -16.8
Carryover -4.2 16.05 0.375 -4.2 -8.4 0.375
Balance 4.2 -8.2125 -8.2125 6.3 6.3 -0.375
Carryover -4.10625 2.1 3.15 -4.10625 -0.1875 3.15
Balance 4.10625 -2.625 -2.625 2.146875 2.146875 -3.15
Carryover -1.3125 2.053125 1.0734375 -1.3125 -1.575 1.073438
Balance 1.3125 -1.56328125 -1.5632813 1.44375 1.44375 -1.073438
Carryover -0.781641 0.65625 0.721875 -0.781641 -0.536719 0.721875
Balance -0.781641 -0.6890625 -0.6890625 0.65918 0.65918 -0.721875
Carryover -0.344531 -0.390820313 0.32958984 -0.344531 -0.360938 0.32959
Balance 0.344531 0.030615234 0.03061523 0.352734 0.352734 -0.32959
-1.563281 503.61 -503.61 259.21 -259.21 0
FEM for uniform loads
7.9 k/ft
24 ft
379.2 ft-k

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