Indeterminate Frame:

Full Moment connections

w

B
2 C
L

L1 1
3

A D

Unknowns: Moment and forces transmitted through each joint

Equations: 3 per member

Full Moment connections:

Joint angles preserved
w
B
2 C
θB
θB

L1 1 3

A D
L

Neglect Axial Deformation: uB=uC=0

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 w

Moment at Joints: MB B
θB 2 C

L1 1 3

w
A D
L

MC=MB
Bx MB 2
wL/2 θB Bx wL/2

MB wL/2 L wL/2 MB
Bx Bx
θB
Plan:
• Calculate the rotation θB as a function
L1 1 of MB crossbeam.
3
• Express Bx in terms of MB and Bx for the
columns knowing the column top does
not displace horizontally
D
A • Calculate the rotation θB as a function
of MB column.
•Equate these expressions and solve for
MB

Joint rotation in terms of MB: Cross Bar

L
w
B C
MB 2 MC=MB
θB
wL/2 wL/2
=

wL3
θ BW =
24 EI
+
MB MB

M BL
θ BM =
2 EI
wL3 M B L
θ B = θ BM + θ BW = +
24 EI 2 EI

2
 Joint rotation in terms of MB: Column
wL/2 θ B −θ B( i ) θ B(ii )
MB MB Bx
Bx uB( i ) u B(ii )

No net horizontal
displacement at B
1
L1 = 1 +
1
u B(i ) = u B(ii )

M B L12 Bx L31 3M B
uB( i ) = uB( ii ) = = u B(1) ⇒ Bx =
2 EI 3EI 2 L1
ML1 Bx L12 3M B L1
θ B(i ) =− θ B(ii ) = =
EI 2 EI 4 EI

3M B L1 M B L1 M L
θ B = θ B(i ) + θ B( ii ) = − =− B 1
4 EI EI 4 EI

Finally
L
w
wL/2 wL/2
MB Bx MB MB MB
2 Bx
M B L1 θB M B L1
θB = − wL/2 wL/2 θ B1 = −
4 EI wL 3
M L 4 EI
θB = + B
24 EI 2 EI Bx
L1 1 Bx
3
wL3 M B L M L
θB = + =− B 1 ⇒
24 EI 2 EI 4 EI
wL3
A MB = − D
6(2 L + L1 )

wL3
θB =
24 EI (1 + 2 L / L1 )
3M B wL3
Bx = =−
2 L1 4 L1 (2 L + L1 )

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 Even more finally
w
wL/2 wL/2
wL3 wL3
wL 3
4 L1 (2 L + L1 ) 4 L1 (2 L + L1 ) wL3
6(2 L + L1 ) 2 6(2 L + L1 )
wL3
wL3
wL/2 wL/2 6(2 L + L1 )
6(2 L + L1 )

L1 1
3

wL3 wL3
Rx = Rx =
4 L1 (2 L + L1 ) 4 L1 (2 L + L1 )

wL3 wL3
M= M=
wL/2 12(2 L + L1 ) 12(2 L + L1 ) wL/2

Moments in the cross beam

L
w
B C
wL3 wL3
MB = − 2 MB = −
6(2 L + L1 ) 6(2 L + L1 )

wL/2 wL/2
wx wL3
M ( x) = ( L − x) −
2 6(2 L + L1 )

M
wL3

x
L