CHAPTER 11

DISPLACEMENT METHOD OF ANALYSIS: MOMENT DISTRIBUTION

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Here is an example of a statically indeterminate steel building frame. A portion of the frame can be modeled and then analyzed by the moment-distribution method.

CHAPTER OBJECTIVE

  • To show how to apply the moment-distribution method to solve problems involving beams and frames.
11.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS

The method of analyzing beams and frames using moment distribution was developed by Hardy Cross, in 1930. At the time this method was first published it attracted immediate attention, and it has been recognized as one of the most ...

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