BSC210

AY 2021 – 2022; S3
ASSIGNMENT #3

DUE DATE: 02/03/22

Using the Moment Distribution Method, and designing as a sway-frame, i)

calculate the suport moments and reactions, and ii) draw to scale the shear force
and bending moment diagrams for the frame shown below.
N.B: Shear force and bending moment diagrams not drawn on graph sheet will
not be marked.

20 kN/m
B C
2EI
4m
5 kN/m

EI
3m

A 3EI
6m