Practice Problem: (Review of your Structural Theory 2 and Matrix Analysis)

Determine the approximate axial forces, shears, and moments for all the members of the frame
shown in the figure by using the
a. portal method, and
b. cantilever method.

Compare the results to the exact values using matrix stiffness method. Use the following details:
4-m column: 250 mm × 250 mm, 6-m column: 300 mm × 300 mm; girders: 200 mm × 400 mm;
use E = 21,540 MPa

CIEN 3262 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING MARC ERICK VON A. TIOSING, CE, MP