Stiffness Method _Two Span Beam

Analyze the following beam using stiffness matrix method and find the moment developed at A

Beam
Spans No. 2

Span AB BC Loading
Span
Length (m) 6 2 UDL (kN/m) P (kN)
E (kN/m2) 2.0E+08 2.0E+08 AB 32 0
I (m )
4
2.16E-04 2.16E-04 BC 0 48

Solution

 12EI 6EI 12EI 6EI 

 l3 
l 2
l3
l2 
Member Stiffness Matrix  
 6EI 4EI

6EI 2EI 
 l2 l l2 l 
K  
  12EI 
6EI 12EI

6EI 
 l3 l2 l3 l2 
 6EI 2EI 6EI 4EI 
  
 l2 l l2 l 

D4 ϴ3 D5 ϴ2
D4 2400 7200 -2400 7200
ϴ3 7200 28800 -7200 14400
K Element1=
D5 -2400 -7200 2400 -7200
ϴ2 7200 14400 -7200 28800

D5 ϴ2 D6 ϴ1
D5 64800 64800 -64800 64800
ϴ2 64800 86400 -64800 43200
K Element2=
D6 -64800 -64800 64800 -64800
ϴ1 64800 43200 -64800 86400

ϴ1 ϴ2 ϴ3 D4 D5 D6
ϴ1 86400 43200 0 0 64800 -64800
ϴ2 43200 115200 14400 7200 57600 -64800

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 ϴ3 0 14400 28800 7200 -7200 0
K Global=
D4 0 7200 7200 2400 -2400 0
D5 64800 57600 -7200 -2400 67200 -64800
D6 -64800 -64800 0 0 -64800 64800

Displacement and load

Fixed End Moment Assumption : Counterclockwise rotation (Positive)

Clockwise rotation (Negative)

Note: when the beam subjected to a member load , then the load must be converted into an equivalent joint load

Equivalent moment at joints Equivalent Joints Load

Joint A B C RA
Member AB BA BC CB 96
MUDL ( kNm) 96 -96 0 0 0
MP ( kNm) 0 0 12 -12 Sum 96
Total M 96 -96 12 -12 Joint Load 96
Moment on Joint (kNm) 96 84 12

12 ϴ1
QK= DK=
C= KD 84 ϴ2

Qk K11 K12 Du
= X
Qu K21 K22 Dk

Qk = K11Du+K12Dk
Qu = K21Du+K22Dk

ϴ1 ϴ2 ϴ3 D4 D5
12 86400 43200 0 0 64800
84 43200 115200 14400 7200 57600
M3 0 14400 28800 7200 -7200
=
F4 0 7200 7200 2400 -2400
F5 64800 57600 -7200 -2400 67200
F6 -64800 -64800 0 0 -64800

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 ϴ1 = -0.0002778 m
ϴ2 = 0.000833333 m

M3 + -96 = 12 M3
F4 + -96 = 6 F4
F5 + -120 = 30 F5
F6 + -24 = -36 F6

Shear Force Diagram

Sh e a r Fo rc e (k N )

150

100

50

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

-50

-100
Beam Span(m)

Bending Moment Diagram

Mom ent (kNm)

SFD BMD
120 x y x interval
100 0 102 x= 3.1875 0 0
80 6 -90 0.3187 0.3187
60
6 60 0.6374 0.6374
7 60 0.9561 0.9561
40
7 12 1.2748 1.2748
20 8 12 1.5935 1.5935
0 8 0 1.9122 1.9122
0 2 4 6 8
2.2309 2.2309 10 12
-20
2.5496 2.5496
-40
2.8683 2.8683
-60 3.187 3.187
-80 3.46825 0.28125
Beam Span(m)
3.7495 0.5625
4.03075 0.84375
4.312 1.125
4.59325 1.40625
4.8745 1.6875
5.15575 1.96875
5.437 2.25
5.71825 2.53125
5.9995 2.8125
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12EI 6EI 12EI 6EI 

l3
l 2 3
l l2 

6EI 4EI 6EI 2EI 

l2 l l2 l 

12EI 6EI 12EI 6EI 
 
l3 l2 l3 l2 
6EI 2EI 6EI 4EI 
 
l2 l l2 l 

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kwise rotation (Positive)
otation (Negative)

an equivalent joint load

Equivalent Joints Load

RB RC
96 0 0
0 24 24
96 24 24
120 24

0 ϴ3
0 D4
0 D5
0 D6

D6
-64800 ϴ1
-64800 ϴ2
0 0
X
0 0
-64800 0
64800 0

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 = 108 kNm
= 102 kN
= 150 kN
= -12 kN

8 9 10

y
108
106.37488
101.49954
93.37396
81.99816
67.37212
49.49586
1028.36936 12
3.99264
-23.63432
-54.51150
-53.24588
-49.44900
-43.12088
-34.26150
-22.87088
-8.94900
7.50412
26.48850
48.00412
72.05100
12.05100

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