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SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS ON FRAMES

STRUCTURAL THEORY
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INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)

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At the end of this part, the students should be able to:

1. Apply equations of equilibrium for the computation of reactions

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at the supports and internal forces acting in a structural

frame.
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2. Draw the shear and moment diagrams of a structural frame.

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N E E R I N G ANALYSIS ON FRAMES
The following step-by-step procedure can be used for determining
the member end forces as well as the shears, bending moments, and
axial forces in members of plane statically determinate frames.
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STEP 01
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Determine the support reactions. Draw a free-body diagram of the

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entire frame, and determine reactions by applying the equations of

equilibrium and any equations of condition that can be written in
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terms of external reactions only (without involving any internal

member forces).
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N E E R I N G ANALYSIS ON FRAMES
The following step-by-step procedure can be used for determining the
member end forces as well as the shears, bending moments, and axial
forces in members of plane statically determinate frames.
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STEP 02
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Analyze the structural frame per segment and determine the internal
shear and moments through the use of equations of equilibrium and draw
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the free body diagrams

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Draw the shear and moment diagrams per segment.

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Assume A is a roller, C is a
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