Approximate Matrix Analysis of Rectangular Building Frames

Analysis of rectangular plane frames composed of horizontal and vertical members which are assumed to be
inextensible (i.e., they cannot undergo any axial elongation or shortening).

If the members of the frame are assumed to be inextensible, then the number of degrees of freedom is reduced to only
three.

Girders:
 12 6L 12 6L 
 
 6L 4L2 6L 2L2 
LK   GK   EI  
     
L3 12 6L 12 6L 
 2 2
 6L 2L 6L 4L 


 12 6L 12 6L 
 
Colums: EI
 6L 4L2 6L 2L2 
LK    
   
L3 12 6L 12 6L 
 2 2
 6L 2L 6L 4L 


1 0 0 0
 
0 1 0 0
T    
  0 0 1 0
 
0
 0 0 1

 12 6L 12 6L 

 
6L 4L2 6L 2L2
GK   T T  LK  T   EI  
       12 6L 
L3 12 6L
 2 
6L 2L 6L 4L2 
Determine the approximate joint displacements, member local forces and support reactions for the frame shown
assuming the members to be inextensible.

Units Used: kips and inch

Member stiffness matrix

Members 1 and 3
L = 360 I = 712 EI/L3 = 0.442558

 5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259 

 
955.9259 229422.2 955.926 114711.1 
LK   
 1,3  5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926 
 
955.9259
 114711.1 955.926 229422.2 

 5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926  4 7

 
 955.926 229422 955.9259 114711.1 6 9
GK   
 1,3  5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259  1 1
 
955.9259 114711.1 955.9259
 229422.2  2 3

Member 2
L = 360 I = 712 EI/L3 = 0.442558
 5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259  0
 
955.9259 229422.2 955.926 114711.1 2
LK   GK    
 2  2  5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926  0
 
955.9259
 114711.1 955.926 229422.2  3
Structure stiffness matrix

 10.6214 955.9259 955.9259  1

 
S   955.9259 458844.4 114711.1 2
   
955.9259 114711.1 458844.4  3
Local fixed-end forces Fixed joint forces Joint load
 24.75  0  0 1 12  1
     
 1485  2 Pf    1485  2 Pk    0  2
Qf   Ff           
 2  2  24.75  0 1485  3  0  3
 
1485  3


Joint displacements

12   10.6214 955.9259 955.9259  d1   1.613992  1

0  
       d  0.00701 2
 0   955.9259 458844.4 114711.1 d2    1485     
       0.001625  3
 0  955.9259 114711.1 458844.4  d  1485 
 3

Local member forces

Member 1
1 0 0 0  0  0
 0 4     
  0 1 0 0  0  0
 0 6 u      
v     1  0 0 1 0  1.613992 1.61399 
 1 1.613992  1     
   0 0 0 1 0.00701 0.00701
0.00701 2


 5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259   0  1.875 

    
955.9259 229422.2 955.926 114711.1  0 739.2857 
Q       0    
 1  5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926  1.61399   1.875 
    
955.9259
 114711.1 955.926 229422.2  0.00701 64.2857 

Member 2
 0 0
 
0.00701 2
v   u 2   
 2    0 0
 
0.001625  3


 5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259   0   24.75  19.60714 

      
955.9259 229422.2 955.926 114711.1 0.00701   1485  64.28571
Q       
 2  5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926   0   24.75  29.89286 
      
955.9259
 114711.1 955.926 229422.2  0.001625  1485  1915.71
Member 3
1 0 0 0  0  0
 0 7     
  0 1 0 0  0  0
 0 9 u      
v     3  0 0 1 0  1.613992  1.61399 
 3 1.613992  1     
   0 0 0 1 0.001625  0.001625 
0.001625  3


 5.3107 955.9259 5.3107 955.9259   0  10.125 

    
955.9259 229422.2 955.926 114711.1  0 1729.286 
Q       0    
 3  5.3107 955.926 5.3107 955.926  1.61399     10.125
    
955.9259
 114711.1 955.926 229422.2  0.001625  1915.714 
Member Axial Forces

Support Reactions
 1.875  4
 
 10.125  5
 
739.2857  6
R   
   10.125  7
 
29.89286  8
 
1729.286  9
