DEI, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Civil Engineering

CEM612 – CAD LAB

Exercise No. 6: Bending Moment and Shear Force

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Problem Description
To find the shear, bending moment, and axial force diagrams and the draw deflected shape of the
gable frame gable frame given in Figure using STAAD. Pro.

Figure : Gable Frame

Reference : Structural Analysis, 4th edition, Aslam Kassimali, Example 5.15 , p.210

Attribute Data
Supports Node 1 and 2 : Pinned
Loads 12 kN/m snow load
Analysis Type Linear Elastic

Theoretical Solution
Analysis Results
Support Reactions
Joint Fx Fy Fz Mx My Mz
A
E

Member End Forces

Member Joint Axial Shear-y Shear-z Torsion My Mz
AB A
B
BC B
C
CD C
D
DE D
E

Result Comparison
Result Type Theory STAAD Pro Difference
BMD of AB
SFD of AB
Axial Force of AB
BMD of BC
SFD of BC
Axial Force of BC
BMD of CD
SFD of CD
Axial Force of CD
BMD of DE
SFD of DE
Axial Force of DE

Inference