Review of Indeterminate Structures

NSCP COEFFECIENTS FOR CONTINUOUS BEAMS AND SLABS

NSCP states that in lieu of frame analysis, the following approximate moments
and shear are permitted for design of continuous beams and one way slabs
provided that :
There are two or more spans

Spans are approximately equal, with the larger of two adjacent spans not
greater than the shorter by more than 20 %

Loads are uniformly distributed

Unit live load does not exceed three times the unit dead load

The members are prismatic

Positive moment
End spans
Discontinuous end unrestrained WULn2/11
Discontinuous end integral with support WULn2/14
Interior spans W ULn2/16
Negative moment at exterior face of first interior support
Two spans WULn2/9
More than two spans WULn2/10

Negative moment at other faces of interior supports WULn2/11

Negative moment at face of all supports for

Slabs with span not exceeding 3 m; and beams
where ratio of column stiffness to beam stiffness
exceeds eight at each end of the span WULn2/12

Negative moment at interior face of exterior supports

for members built integrally with supports
Where support is a spandrel beam WULn2/24
Where support is a column WULn2/16

Shear in exterior face of first interior support 1.15WULn/2

Shear at face of all other supports WULn/2

Where Ln = the clear span for positive moment or shear and average of
adjacent clear spans for negative moments.
 column column

L1 L2

Shear

wL1 wL1
2 2
2 1.15wLn wL22
wL 1
2 11
14
Moment

− wL12
− wL2n
L1 + L2
16
9 Ln =
2
Shear and moment for continuous beams or slab with two spans
discontinuous edge integral with support,discontinous end unrestrained
 column column column
L1 L2 L3
Spandrel beam
Shear

𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 1.15wLn 𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 1.15wLn 𝑤𝐿𝑛 2

2 2 2 2 2 2
2
2 wL22 wL3
wL 1
16 14
Moment 14

𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 − wL2n − wL23

− wL 2
1 − wL 2 𝑤𝐿𝑛 2
−
n − 11
16 11 10 24
10
L + L2 L2 + L3
Ln = 1 Ln =
2 2
Shear and moment for continuous beams or slab with more than
two spans and discontinuous end integral with support
 column column
L1 L2 L3

Shear

wL1 wL3
2 2
2
1.15wLn 1.15wLn wL3
wL12 wL22
2 2 11
11 16
Moment

𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 − wL2n

− wL 2
n 11
11 10
10
L1 + L2 L2 + L3
Ln = Ln =
2 2
Shear and moment for continuous beams or slab with more than
two spans and discontinuous end unrestrained
Problem:
For the continuous beam shown in the figure, determine the following:
a) Moment at A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,and I
a) Shear at A,C,D,F,G and I

column 5m column 6m 4m
column

12 kN/m 16 kN/m 10 kN/m

Spandrel beam

A B C D E F G H I
Moment

− wL12 12(5) 2
MA = =− = −18.75kN .m
16 16

wL12 12(5) 2
MB = = = 21.45kN .m
14 14

L1 + L2 5 + 6
Ln = = = 5.5m
2 2
− wL2n − 12(5.5) 2
MC = = = −36.3kN .m
10 10
𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 −16(5.5)2
𝑀𝐷 = − =− = −44𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
11 11

wL22 16(6) 2
ME = = = 36kN .m
16 16
 L3 + L2 4 + 6
Ln = = = 5m
2 2
𝑤𝐿𝑛 2 −16(5)2
𝑀𝐷 = − =− = −36.36𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
11 11

− wL2n − 10(5) 2
MG = = = −25kN .m
10 10

wL22 10(4) 2
MH = = = 11.42kN .m
14 14
𝑤𝐿3 2 −10(4)2
𝑀𝐼 = − =− = −6.67𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
24 24
Shear
wL1 12(5)
VA = = = 30kN
2 2
L1 + L2 5 + 6
Ln = = = 5.5m
2 2
wLn 12(5.5)
VC = 1.15 = 1.15 = 37.95kN
2 2
𝑤 𝐿𝑛 16(5.5)
𝑉𝐷 = = = 44𝑘𝑁
2 2

L3 + L2 4 + 6
Ln = = = 5m
2 2
𝑤 𝐿𝑛 16(5)
𝑉𝐹 = = = 40𝑘𝑁
2 2
wLn 10(5)
VG = 1.15 = 1.15 = 28.7kN
2 2
𝑤 𝐿3 10(4)
𝑉𝐼 = = = 20𝑘𝑁
2 2