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How do I derive fixed end moments (of beams)? What does a "fixed end moment" mean,
practically?
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Idris Manaqibwala, BTech Civil Engineering, Visvesvaraya National
What are the advantages of a fixed beam over a
Institute of Technology,Nagpur (2016)
simply supported beam?
Answered Aug 8, 2017

On which part of the beam is the maximum

Follow this procedure: bending moment located?

1. Draw bending moment diagram of the beam assuming it to be simply A beam is fixed on one end and hinged on the
other and carrying no load. If the fixed end has
supported. This is called simply supported bending moment diagram
vertical deflection d what is moment at fixed en...

2. Now, remove the loading from the beam and consider the beam to be Why intermediate supports are fixed in moment
subjected to unknown fixed end moments M1 and M2 with directions distribution method?

such that they nullify the rotations induced at the fixed ends in step 1. What is fixing moment in cantilever beam?
Draw the bending moment diagram for this case. This is called fixed
What is fixed beam?
end bending moment diagram
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3. Equate area of simply supported bending moment diagram to that of
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fixed end bending moment diagram. Follow sign conventions: sagging
moment is positive and hogging moment is negative

4. Equate the moment of the area of simple supported bending moment

diagram about a given axis to that of fixed end bending moment
diagram about the same axis.

5. Steps 3 & 4 will generate two simultaneous equations in terms of M1 &

M2. Solve these to find the values of fixed end moments.

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Nicholas Kramer, Engineer MIStructE

Answered Mar 20, 2018

The Fixed End Moment is the starting point for moment distribution or similar
methods of frame analysis.

FEM is the support moment if the beam is considered fully encastre or fixed at
each end.

Various methods can be used to derive the FEM depending on the load pattern.
The most general method is to use the slope deflection equation with both ends
having no rotation and no deflection.

Probably too late for the OP.

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Subramanian Narayanan., He earned his PhD from IIT, Madras in 1978 and
has 40 years of p
Answered Jul 21, 2017

It depends upon the type of beam. If it is simply supported, or cantilever you can
f8nd out directly by taking moments about the section where you want to get
BM. For fixed beams and continuous beams, tables are available in standard
analysis books, which also will give procedure to obtain the values. If a beam is a
part of a frame, it is better to get the values from a computer program.

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Answered Jan 22, 2017

1. Master Energy Methods of Finding Deflection.

2. Master Energy Methods of Finding Deflection.

3. Use compatibility Methods. What is compatibility methods , you ask?Ok

then follow me:

Take a Simply Supported Beam, under UDL,calculate angular deflection at the

ends, say it is x radians.

Take the Same simply supported beam, apply unit Hogging moment M at each
end, and calculate angular deflection at each end, say it is u radians.

Then Fixed end Moment is M*(x/u) .Why ?

Because Iam trying to enforce “compatibility of Deflection” at the ends.The

angular deflection is zero, so deflection x is being cancelled by deflection
produced by M*(x/u) hogging moment.

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Navin Nishanth, B.E Civil Engineering, Sri Muthukumaran Institute of

Technology (2018)
Answered Apr 22, 2018

By using the formula for diff types of loading

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