a continuous beam can be treated as a single beam, with the moment

diagram decomposed into basic components. Formulas for analysis are given in

the diagram. Reactions of a continuous beam can be found by using the formulas in Fig. 2.5. Fixed-end
moment formulas for beams of constant moment of

inertia (prismatic beams) for several common types of loading are given in Fig. 2.6.

Curves (Fig. 2.7) can be used to speed computation of fixed-end moments in

prismatic beams. Before the curves in Fig. 2.7 can be used, the characteristics

of the loading must be computed by using the formulas in Fig. 2.8. These

include xL, the location of the center of gravity of the loading with respect

to one of the loads; G2

b2

n Pn/W, where bnL is the distance from each

load Pn to the center of gravity of the loading (taken p