CHAPTER 15
BEAM ANALYSIS USING THE STIFFNESS METHOD
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The statically indeterminate loading in bridge girders that are continuous over their piers can be determined using the stiffness method.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVE
- To show how to apply the stiffness method to determine the displacements and reactions of points on a beam.
15.1 PRELIMINARY REMARKS
Before we show how the stiffness method applies to beams, we will first discuss some preliminary concepts and definitions related to these members.
Member and Node Identification. In order to apply the stiffness method to beams, we must first determine how to subdivide the beam into ...
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