R. C. Hibbeler All rights reserved. Figure: 07_PH04 The building framework has rigid connections.A lateral-load analysis can be performed (approximately) by using the cantilever method of analysis.
R. C. Hibbeler All rights reserved. Figure: 07_COC The portal to this bridge must resist loteral loads due to wind and traffic. An approximate analysis can be made of the forces produced for a preliminary design of the members, before a more exact structural analysis is done.
R. C. Hibbeler All rights reserved. Figure: 07_PH01 An approximate method can be used to determine the forces in the cross bracing in each panel of this bascule railroad bridge. Here the cross members are thin and so we can assume they carry no compressive force.