5.

3 Conjugate Beam Method

ENGR. BON RYAN ANIBAN
Real Beam “TRANSFORMED BEAM”

Conjugate Beam
Real Beam
“TRANSFORMED BEAM”

Conjugate Beam
 Steps in performing conjugate beam Method

1. Select reference point

2. Make Moment Diagram by parts

3. Load Moment diagram by parts into conjugate beam

4. Shear of conjugate beam = slope of real beam

Moment of conjugate beam = deflection of real beam
 Moment Diagram by Parts

M M

b/2 -M b/2
-M
A =bh A =bh

P P

b/3 b/3

A =bh/2 -Pb -Pb A =bh/2

 Moment Diagram by Parts

w w

2° b/4 𝑤𝑏 2 𝑤𝑏 2 b/4 2°
− −
A =bh/3 2 2 A =bh/3

w w

3° b/5 𝑤𝑏 2 𝑤𝑏 2 b/5 3°
− −
A =bh/4 6 6 A =bh/4
 Moment Diagram by Parts

w w

2° b/4 𝑤𝑏 2 𝑤𝑏 2 b/4 2°
− −
A =bh/3 2 2 A =bh/3

w w

3° b/5 𝑤𝑏 2 𝑤𝑏 2 b/5 3°
− −
A =bh/4 6 6 A =bh/4
Example Problem 5 kN Solve the slope and
deflection at C if E =
200 Gpa and I = 125 x
4 kN/m
106 mm4
18 kN-m
A
C B
6m 4m

11 kN 6 kN
18 2
11 × 6 = 66 72

6 × 4 = 24

2 4/3
198 48

−36 1.2
3°

1 1
− (6)(4)× (6) = −24
2 3
 18 2
Solve the slope and
66 72
deflection at C if E = 200
24 GPa and I = 125 x 106 mm4
2 4/3
198 48 𝐸𝐼 = 25000 kN ∙ m2
A
C B
−36 1.2
3°

RA RB
−24
6m 4m 𝐼𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑉 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐴𝐿𝑊𝐴𝑌𝑆 𝑈𝑆𝐸 ↓ 𝐹𝑂𝑅𝐶𝐸𝑆 𝐴𝑆 𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑰𝑻𝑽𝑬
34.72
𝑉𝐶 = 154.72 + 48 + 72 𝜃𝐶 =
∑𝑀𝐴 = 0 ↻ + 25000
4 𝑉𝐶 = 34.72
𝑅𝐵 (10) − 48 (6 + ) − 72(8)− 198 (6 − 2) + 36 (6 − 1.2) = 0 kN ∙ m2 𝜃𝐶 = 1.3888 × 10−3 𝑟𝑎𝑑
3 𝜃𝐶 = 34.72
𝐸𝐼
𝑅𝐵 = 154.72 𝐼𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
∑𝐹𝑦 = 0 ↑ + 𝐴𝐿𝑊𝐴𝑌𝑆 𝑈𝑆𝐸 ↺ 𝑀𝑂𝑀𝐸𝑁𝑇 𝐴𝑆 𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑰𝑻𝑽𝑬
−𝑅𝐴 +198 − 36 + 72 + 42 −154.72 = 0 𝑀𝐶 = −154.72(4)+48 (4/3) +72(2)
𝑅𝐴 = 127.28 −410.88
𝑀𝐶 = 410.88 𝛿𝐶 =
25000
kN ∙ m3 𝛿𝐶 = −0.0164325 m
𝛿𝐶 = 410.88
𝐸𝐼 𝛿𝐶 = −016.4325 mm
Example Problem a. Determine the slope at B
Consider the non-prismatic beam loaded b. Determine the deflection at B
as shown below. The flexural rigidity of c. Determine the slope at C
the beam from A to C is 2EI while that of d. Determine the deflection at C
beam from C to E is EI. Conjugate Beam e. Determine the slope at D
Method f. Determine the deflection at D

20 kN/m

40 kN 5 kN/m

A C D E
B
2m 2m 3m 3m
 20 kN/m

40 kN 5 kN/m

A C D E
B
2m 2m 3m 3m

43.25 kN 49.25 kN
43.25 × 10 = 432.5

173
173/2
−40

−80
−40 × 8 = −320

2°

−5 (6) (3) = −90

3°
1 1
− (15)(3) × (3) = −22.5
2 3
 2m 2m 3m 3m
A B C D E
432.5
259.5
173
173/2

−40
−80 −240
AV −320

2°

∑𝑀𝐸 = 0 ↺ +
1 173 1 1 1 −90
𝐴𝑉 (10) − (4) x 4 + 6 −173(6)(3) − 259 (4) 3 x 6 3°
2 2 3 2
1 1 1 1
+ 40 (2) x2+6 + 80(6)(3) + 240 (6) x6
2 3 2 3 −22.5

1 1 1 1 1 173
+ 90 (6) x 6 + 22.5 (3) × 3 = 0 𝑉𝐵 = −251.2875 + (2)
3 4 4 5 2 4
𝑉𝐵 = −208.038
kN ∙ m2
3806 800 81 𝜃𝐵 = −208.038
10𝐴𝑉 − −3114 −1557 + + 1440 + 1440 + 270 + =0 𝐸𝐼
3 3 8
1 173 1
𝑀𝐵 = −251.2875 (2) + (2) x2
𝐴𝑉 = 251.2875 2 4 3
𝑀𝐵 = −473.742
K𝑛 − m3
𝛿𝐵 = −473.742
𝐸𝐼
 2m 2m 3m 3m
A B C D E
462.5
259.5
173
173/2

−40
−80 −240
AV =251.2875 −320

2°

1 173 1 −90
𝑉𝐶 = −251.2875 + (4) − 40 (2)
2 2 2 3°

𝑉𝐶 = −118.2875
−22.5
kN ∙ m2
𝜃𝑐 = −118.289
𝐸𝐼

1 173 1 1 1
𝑀𝐶 = −251.2875 4 + (4) x4 − 40 (2) x2
2 2 3 2 3

𝑀𝐶 = −801.15
𝑘𝑁 − m3
𝛿𝑐 = −801.15
𝐸𝐼
 2m 2m 3m 3m
A B C D E
462.5
302.75
259.5
173 129.75
173/2

−40
−80 -120
−240
AV =251.2875 -200
−320

2°
-22.5

1 173 1 −90
𝑉𝐷 = −251.2875 + (4) +173(3) + 129.75 (3)
2 2 2 3°
1 1 1
− 40 (2) −80(3) − 120 (3) − 22.5 (3)
2 2 3
−22.5
𝑉𝐷 = 152.8375
kN ∙ m2
𝜃𝐷 = 152.8375
𝐸𝐼
1 173 1 1 1
𝑀𝐷 = −251.2875 7 + (4) x 4 + 3 +173(3) 1.5 + 129.75 (3) x3
2 2 3 2 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
− 40 (2) x 2 + 3 −80 3 1.5 − 120 (3) x 3 − 22.5 (3) x3
2 3 2 3 3 4
𝑀𝐷 = −1759.0125 +2249/3 +1557/2 +1557/8 - 440/3 −360−180 −135/8
𝑀𝐷 = −739.7625 kN ∙ m3
𝛿𝐷 = −739.763
𝐸𝐼