Job No.: DT/ 18 ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS BEAMS Beam Nos.

: B1-B2-B3

New Beam #Spans 3 Left End ( h / f ) h Right End ( h / f ) f

1 Beam 1 2 Beam 2 3 Beam 3 4

Mom Rel % Width Depth Span #Div Mom Rel % Width Depth Span #Div Mom Rel % Width Depth Span #Div Mom Rel %
0.45 0.60 3.00 3 0.60 0.60 4.00 0 0.30 0.60 4.00 0
Load Data FEM12 Load Location FEM21 FEM23 Load Location FEM32 FEM34 Load Location FEM43
P a P a P a
Conc. 1 26.67 60 1 -13.33 0.00 0.00 20.00 40 2 -20.00
Conc. 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Conc. 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

M a M a M a
Mom. 1 0.00 0.00 20.00 80 2 20.00 0.00 0.00
Mom. 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

w1 w2 a b w1 w2 a b w1 w2 a b
Dist. 1 12.00 0 40 0 1.5 -6.75 66.67 50 50 0 4 -66.67 14.83 30 50 2 4 -35.17
Dist. 2 6.75 40 0 1.5 3 -12.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dist. 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
FEM 45.42 -32.08 86.67 -46.67 34.83 -55.17

Distance
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

4.00
From Left
-27.3

-50.6

-73.9

-72.7

-83.9
Shear
46.1

Force
1 2 3 4
46.1

Beam 1 Beam 2 Beam 3

83.9
Support
201.2

108.8
Reaction
-71.8

-42.5

-51.3
Bending
-0.6
0.0

Mom. -ve
1 2 3 4
41.6

Bending
Mom. +ve

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar

Equilibrm. Loads 440.00 Vertical Reactions 440.00 OK

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar

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Beam 4 5 Beam 5 6
Mom Rel % Width Depth Span #Div Mom Rel % Width Depth Span #Div Mom Rel %

FEM45 Load Location FEM54 FEM56 Load Location FEM65

P a P a
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

M a M a
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

w1 w2 a b w1 w2 a b
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.00

1.00
0.0

0.0
5 6
Beam 4
0.0

Beam 5

0.0
5 6
0.0

0.0

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar
 ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS BEAMS

Notes
1. Beams are analyzed by Moment Distribution Method.
Intermediate supports are assumed to be knife edged.
2. Maximum 5 spans are allowed.
3. Cells with yellow fill are for data input.
4. Data may be entered in any set of consistent units.

Steps for use

1. Enter total no. of spans and end support conditions.

2. Enter width, depth and span for each beam. Also enter the no. of divisions of
each beam at which SF and BM are desired.
3. Enter desired % of release of support moments for redistribution.
4. Enter loading data on each beam: conc. loads, conc. moments and distributed
loads and the locations of applications.
5. The following are displayed for each beam
 Distance of each specified section from left end of beam
 Values of SF at the section
 Reaction at each support
 Values of BM at the section (after redistribution, if specified). -ve (hogging) B
is displayed above the beam reference line and +ve (sagging) BM is displaye
below the beam reference line.
6. Equilibrium check is displayed at the bottom providing a check whether the sum
of vertical reactions is equal to the sum of vertical loads.

Sign Convention
Parameter Convention Description
Concentrated load and its
P and a + ve
location from left end of beam
Applied moment and its location
M and a + ve
from left end of beam

Intensities at the beginning and

end of distributed load and the
w1, w2 and a, b + ve
corresponding distances from
the left end of beam

Support reaction + ve

SF + ve

BM + ve Sagging +ve, Hogging -ve

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar

 ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS BEAMS

he no. of divisions of

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cified). -ve (hogging) BM

sagging) BM is displayed

check whether the sum

Application: ContBeam.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar