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Continuous Beam Analysis

Analysis of a continuous beams or a continuous frame subject to distributed loads, point loads a

Length 5.00 10.00 5.00

Theta 90.00 0.00 -90.00
Area 1.00 2.00 1.00
I 8.333E-02 1.667E-01 8.333E-02
E 20000000 20000000 20000000

Applied Loads
For distributed loads specify position of the start or the load, the load intensity at the start and end, and the load len
For Point loads and moments specify the position and magnitude
Positions and load lengths are measured along the beam axis
Distributed and point load direction is either "X" (horizontal) or "Y" (vertical)
Beam No Distributed Loads
Start Load/m start Load/m end Load Length
1 1 0 20 20 5
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Enter 1 under End Fixity for restrained freedoms. End Actions and End Freedom numbers are calculated by the sp
End Fixity End Freedoms
Support No FX FY M FX
1 1 1 0
2 2
3 5
4 1 1 0

1 2 3
k_1 EA/L 4000000 4000000 4000000

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k_2 12EI/L^3 160000 40000 160000

k_3 EI/L 333333.333 333333.3333333 333333.3333333
k_4 6EI/L^2 400000 200000 400000
c Cos(θ) =(X2-X1)/L 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
s Sin(θ) =(Y2-Y1)/L 1.0000 0 -1
Stiffness matrix coefficients; Beam No
1 2 3 4 5
c .k_1 + s .k_2
2 2
s.c.(k_1 - k_2) -s.k_4 -(c .k_1 + s .k_2) s.c.(-k_1 + k_2)
2 2

2 s2.k_1 + c2.k_2 c.k_4 s.c.(-k_1 + k_2) -(s2.k_1 + c2.k_2)

3 4k_3 s.k_4 -c.k_4
4 Symmetrical c .k_1 + s .k_2
2 2
s.c.(k_1 - k_2)
5 s2.k_1 + c2.k_2
6
Beam Stiffness matrix; Beam No: 3
1 2 3 4 5
1 1.60E+05 -2.35E-10 4.00E+05 -1.60E+05 2.35E-10
2 -2.35E-10 4.00E+06 2.45E-11 2.35E-10 -4.00E+06
3 4.00E+05 2.45E-11 1.33E+06 -4.00E+05 -2.45E-11
4 -1.60E+05 2.35E-10 -4.00E+05 1.60E+05 -2.35E-10
5 2.35E-10 -4.00E+06 -2.45E-11 -2.35E-10 4.00E+06
6 4.00E+05 2.45E-11 6.67E+05 -4.00E+05 -2.45E-11

Applied
Deflection Force Nett Force Reaction
FX1 0.0000000 50.0 -22.6 -72.6
FY1 0.0000000 0.0 -25.0 -25.0
M1 -0.0003396 -41.7 -41.7 0.0
FX2 0.0011034 50.0 50.0 0.0
FY2 0.0000062 0.0 0.0 0.0
M2 -0.0000454 41.7 41.7 0.0
FX3 0.0010966 0.0 0.0 0.0
FY3 -0.0000062 0.0 0.0 0.0
M3 -0.0000821 0.0 0.0 0.0
FX4 0.0000000 0.0 -27.4 -27.4
FY4 0.0000000 0.0 25.0 25.0
M4 -0.0002879 0.0 0.0 0.0
FX5
FY5

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M5
FX6
FY6
M6
FX7
FY7
M7

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o distributed loads, point loads and moments

Numbeams
m 3
degrees Angle of beam to X axis
m2 Cross Sectional Area
m4 2nd Moment of Area
kPa Young's Modulus

y at the start and end, and the load length

Point Moments
Direction X/Y Position Load Direction X/Y Position Moment FX1
X #VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

dom numbers are calculated by the spreadsheet

End Freedoms
FY M
0 1
3 4
6 7
0 8

4 5 6 Current Beam
4000000

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160000
333333.33333
400000
6.123234E-17
-1

6
-s.k_4
c.k_4
2k_3
s.k_4
-c.k_4
4k_3

6
4.00E+05
2.45E-11
6.67E+05
-4.00E+05
-2.45E-11
1.33E+06

-22.55
-25.00
-41.67
50.00
0.00
41.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
-27.45
25.00
0.00

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250

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End Actions
FY1 M1 FX2 FY2 M2
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
#VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!

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Element Actions

1 -96.74 -15.45 -240.00 96.74

2 0.00 20.00 33.33 0.00
3 96.74 175.45 72.71 -96.74

4 7.12 207.99 -9.50 -7.12

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5 31.77 26.10 9.84 -31.77

6 -8.51 125.67 14.19 8.51

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15.45 54.58
-20.00 6.67
-175.45 145.42

-207.99 -18.99

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-26.10 19.68
-125.67 28.38

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Strand7 res

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0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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 Beam 1
Complete stiffness matrix Beam 2
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 160000 2.352285E-10 -400000 -160000 -2.352285E-10 -400000
2 2.352285E-10 4000000 2.4502969E-11 -2.352285E-10 -4000000 2.4502969E-11
3 -400000 2.450297E-11 1333333.33333 400000 -2.450297E-11 666666.66667
4 -160000 -2.352285E-10 400000 4160000 2.352285E-10 400000
5 -2.352285E-10 -4000000 -2.450297E-11 2.352285E-10 4040000 200000
6 -400000 2.450297E-11 666666.666667 400000 200000 2666666.6667
7 0 0 0 -4000000 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 -40000 -200000
9 0 0 0 0 200000 666666.66667
10 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0 0 0
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
-4000000 0 0 0 0 0
0 -40000 200000 0 0 0
0 -200000 666666.666667 0 0 0
4160000 -2.352285E-10 400000 -160000 2.352285E-10 400000
-2.352285E-10 4040000 -200000 2.352285E-10 -4000000 2.45E-11
400000 -200000 2666666.66667 -400000 -2.450297E-11 666666.7
-160000 2.352285E-10 -400000 160000 -2.352285E-10 -400000
2.352285E-10 -4000000 -2.450297E-11 -2.352285E-10 4000000 -2.45E-11
400000 2.450297E-11 666666.666667 -400000 -2.450297E-11 1333333
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 Stiffness matrix for active freedoms
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 1.33E+06 4.00E+05 -2.45E-11 6.67E+05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
2 4.00E+05 4.16E+06 2.35E-10 4.00E+05 -4.00E+06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
3 -2.45E-11 2.35E-10 4.04E+06 2.00E+05 0.00E+00 -4.00E+04 2.00E+05 0.00E+00
4 6.67E+05 4.00E+05 2.00E+05 2.67E+06 0.00E+00 -2.00E+05 6.67E+05 0.00E+00
5 0.00E+00 -4.00E+06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.16E+06 -2.35E-10 4.00E+05 4.00E+05
6 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -4.00E+04 -2.00E+05 -2.35E-10 4.04E+06 -2.00E+05 2.45E-11
7 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.00E+05 6.67E+05 4.00E+05 -2.00E+05 2.67E+06 6.67E+05
8 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.00E+05 2.45E-11 6.67E+05 1.33E+06
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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 Inverted stiffness matrix
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2.21E-06 -5.04E-06 -2.50E-08 1.07E-07 -5.01E-06 2.5E-08 4.03E-07 1.3E-06
2 -5.04E-06 1.89E-05 1.25E-07 -1.28E-06 0 -1.25E-07 -1.27E-06 -5E-06
3 -2.50E-08 1.25E-07 2.50E-07 -2.5E-08 1.25E-07 6.44E-25 -2.5E-08 -2.5E-08
4 1.07E-07 -1.28E-06 -2.5E-08 5.56E-07 -1.27E-06 2.5E-08 -4.59E-08 4.03E-07
5 -5E-06 1.88E-05 1.25E-07 -1.27E-06 1.89E-05 -1.25E-07 -1.28E-06 -5E-06
6 2.5E-08 -1.25E-07 9.16E-25 2.5E-08 -1.25E-07 2.5E-07 2.5E-08 2.5E-08
7 4.03E-07 -1.27E-06 -2.5E-08 -4.59E-08 -1.28E-06 2.5E-08 5.56E-07 1.07E-07
8 1.3E-06 -5E-06 -2.5E-08 4.03E-07 -5E-06 2.5E-08 1.07E-07 2.21E-06
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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Force Deflection
-41.66667 -0.00034
50 0.001103
0 6.25E-06
41.66667 -4.54E-05
0 0.001097
0 -6.25E-06
0 -8.21E-05
0 -0.000288