Structure Analysis II

Analysis of statically
Indeterminate structures
by the Force Method
Part 4
 Force Method: Three Moment
Method

• This section represents some special

Examples of using three- moment Equation
Method

• In these Examples, the moment of inertia I

& the modulus of Elasticity E are constant
 Example 1

a1  a2  L
2

PL PL2
w01  w12   1
2
L 
4 8

0  2M 1 ( L  L )  0  6r1
M 0 L01  2M 1 ( L01  L12 )  M 2 L12  6r1
w01a1 w12a2  PL2
 L2  PL2
r1    2 8 
L 
w01a1 w12a2
r1   L01 L12  8
L01 L12
 PL2 
4M 1 L  6 
 8 
 3PL
M1 
16
M 1  R0 L  P L2
3PL
  P L2  R0 L
16
5P
R0  R2 
16
 Fy  0
5 P 22 P
R1  2 P  2  
16 16
 Example 2

a1  a2  L
2

WL2 WL3
w01  w12   2
3
L 
8 12

0  2M 1 ( L  L)  0  6r1
M 0 L01  2M 1 ( L01  L12 )  M 2 L12  6r1  W12L  L2  WL3
3
w01a1 w12a2
w01a1 w12a2 r1    2 

r1   L01 L12  L  12
L01 L12
 WL3 
4M 1 L  6 
 12 
 WL2
M1 
8
M 1  R0 L  W L2
2

WL2
  W L2  R0 L
2

8
3WL
R0  R2 
8
 Fy  0
3WL 10WL
R1  2WL  2  
8 8
 Example 3

a1  a2  L
2

WL3
w01  w12  w23 
12

0  2M 1 ( L  L)  M 2 L  6r1
For support 1
 W12L  L2  WL3
3
w01a1 w12a2
M 0 L01  2M 1 ( L01  L12 )  M 2 L12  6r1 r1    2 

L01 L12  L  12
w01a1 w12a2
r1    WL3 
L01 L12 4M 1 L  M 2 L  6 
 12 
 WL2
4M 1  M 2 
2
 a1  a2  L
2

WL3
w01  w12  w23 
12

M 1 L  2M 2 ( L  L)  0  6r2
For support 2
 W12L  L2  WL3
3
w12a1 w23a2
M 1 L12  2 M 2 ( L12  L23 )  M 3 L23  6r2 r2    2 

L12 L23  L  12
w12a1 w23a2
r2    WL3 
L12 L23 M 1 L  4M 2 L  6 
 12 
 WL2
M 1  4M 2 
2
  WL2
4M 1  M 2  From support 1
2
 WL2
M 1  4M 2  From support 2
2
WL2
M1  M 2 
10
 Example 4
Draw the reactions using 3-moment method
 a1  6
a2  5
w01  2160 12  23  17280
w12  1250 10  12  6250

M 0 L01  2M 1 ( L01  L12 )  M 2 L12  6r1

w01a1 w12a2
r1  
L01 L12
a1  6
a2  5
w01  2160 12  23  17280
w12  1250 10  12  6250

0  2 M 1 (10  12)  0  6r1

w01a1 w12a2  17280  6   6250  5 

r1       11765
L01 L12  12   10 
44 M 1  611765
M 1  1604