3.1 CONTINUOUS BEAMS – MOMENT DISTRIBUTION
METHOD
INTRODUCTION TO CARRY OVER FACTOR, STIFFNESS FACTOR AND
DISTRIBUTION FACTOR –STIFFNESS RATIO OR RELATIVE STIFFNESSCONCEPT OF DISTRIBUTION OF UN BALANCED MOMENTS AT JOINTS –
SIGN CONVENTIONS – APPLICATION OF M-D METHOD TO CONTINUOUS
BEAMS OF TWO / THREE SPANS AND TO PROPPED CANTILEVER
(MAXIMUM OF THREE CYCLES OF DISTRIBUTION SUFFICIENT) –
FINDING SUPPORT REACTIONS- PROBLEMS – SKETCHING SFD AND
BMD FOR TWO / THREE SPAN BEAMS.
3.2 PORTAL FRAMES – MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD
DEFINITION OF FRAMES – TYPES – BAYS AND STOREY – SKETCHES OF
SINGLE/MULTI STOREY FRAMES, SINGLE/MULTI BAY FRAMES- PORTAL
FRAME – SWAY AND NON- SWAY FRAMES- ANALYSIS OF NON SWAY
(SYMMETRICAL) PORTAL FRAMES FOR JOINT MOMENTS BY MOMENT
DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DRAWING BMD ONLY– DEFLECTED
SHAPES OF PORTAL FRAMES UNDER DIFFERENT LOADING / SUPPORT
CONDITIONS.