RELATIVE DEFORMATION COEFFICENT APPROACH FOR CONTINUOUS BEAM ANALYSIS

SUNNY KUMAR(2K18/CE/123) ROHIT GUPTA(2K18/CE/093)

AIM OF THE ANALYSIS

• The project builds a discussion upon a new method of analysis of beams, highlight its
coefficients and its applicability on continuous beam analysis.
• To draw a comparison by performing analysis with ‘RDCA’ method as well as Classical method.
• The analysis is will also be made through STAAD Pro software, thereby on the efficiency of the
new ‘RDCA’ method.
 METHODOLOGY
• THE “ Relative Deformation Coefficient Approach (RDCA)”, is based on Influence Line Diagram, in which four coefficient are used to find end moment at
joint.
• The “RDCA” In this method there are four new terms used :-

Corrected Member Stiffness (K)

Corrected member stiffness of a frame member is multiplication of fixity coefficient(Cf) with relative flexural stiffness(EI/L) of frame member.
K = Cf X EI/L
Where, Cf= Fixity coefficient.

Relative deformation co-efficient(Cr)

Relative deformation coefficient is defined as the deformation at far end of a frame member due to unit deformation applied at near end. (represents
rotation)
C r= K1/2∑(K1+K2)
Where, K1 and K2 are corrected member stiffness of members meeting at joint.

Fixity Co-efficient(Cf)
Fixity coefficient gives the fixity provided against rotation by far end. The value of Cf at near end is always taken as unity while the same at far end is
dependent on relative deformation coefficient Cr at far end. This is computed using following relation.
Cf = 1– Cr/2

Actual Deformation(Ad)
Actual deformation of joints is deformation of that joint due to some deformation applied at any joint. Actual deformation of a joint is computed by
multiplying actual deformation of preceding joint with relative deformation coefficient of the joint and it is expressed in equation form as under.
Adi = - Ad(i-1) X Cri (4)
where i is = joint index.
ASSUMPTIONS
• The fixity coefficient at joint where unit rotation applied is always considered to be unity.
• Actual deformation at joint is unity ,where end moment is calculated.
Finding end moment for three span continuous beam using RDCA
3 4

A A 
 FEM
FEM  A
d A
d  6.7444KN.m
Similarly for end moment at B Similarly for end moment at C
Similarly for end moment at D
BEAM ANALYSIS BY STAAD PRO.

End moment variation throughout beam

ANALYSIS OF BEAM BY STAAD PRO
 MOMENT DISTRIBUTION TABLE
JOINT A B C D

MEMMER AB BA BC CB CD DC

MOMONT DISTRIBUTION FACTOR 0 0.3 0.7 0.667 0.333 0

FIXED END MOMENT -6 6 -2.4 3.6 -5 5

BALANCING MOMENT 0 -1.08 -2.52 0.9338 0.4662 0

CARRY OVER MOMENT -0.54 0 0.4669 -1.26 0 0.2331

B.M 0 -0.14 -0.3268 0.84 0.4195 0

C.O.M -0.07 0 0.42 -0.1634 0 0.20975

B.M 0 -0.126 -0.294 0.1089 0.054412 0

C.O.M -0.063 0 0.05445 -0.147 0 0.0272

B.M 0 -0.01633 -0.03811 0.098 0.04891 0

C.O.M -0.008165 0 0.049 -0.019 0 0.024475

B.M -0.00735 -0.0417 -0.0343 0.0126 0.006327 0

C.O.M 0 0 0.0063 0.01715 0 0.0031635

B.M -0.00945 -0.00189 -0.001323 -0.01143 -0.005719 0

C.O.M 0 0 0.005715 0.006615 0 0.002855

END MOMENT -6.697965 4.59408 -4.612168 4.016235 -4.01037 5.5005435

 COMPARISON OF END MOMENT VALUE
There is slight variation in end moment value in each member
of beam.
MEMBER END MOMENT BY STAAD PRO E.M BY MOMENT AREA METHOD MOMENT BY COFFICIENT METHOD

AB 6.953 6.6979 6.7444

BA -4.075 -4.594 -4.51

BC 4.075 4.61216 4.51

CB -3.734 -4.0103 -4.01

CD 3.734 4.01037 4.01

DC -5.624 -5.5005435 -5.731

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION END MOMENT VALUE

VARIATION IN END MOMENT

8

2 END MOMENT BY STAAD PRO

END MOMENT

E.M BY MOMENT AREA METHOD

MOMENT BY COFFICIENT METHOD
0
AB BA BC CB CD DC

-2

-4

-6

-8
PERCENTAGE ERROR AT JOINT
percentage error in end moment by cofficient deformation
JOINT method

A 3.1

B 3.8

C 3.5

D 3

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF ERROR.

percentage error in end moment by cofficient
deformation method
4
3.5
3 percentage error in end
moment by cofficient
percentage error

2.5 deformation method

2
1.5
1
0.5
0
A B C D
 conclusion
• RDC approach can be use to solve continuous beam with more than three spans.
• The results obtained by RDCA are compared with more popular and classical Slope deflection and Moment
Distribution methods. The results obtained are act in accordance with the standard solutions with less than 3
– 4 % error.
• In Moment Distribution and Slope Deflection methods one has to carry out iterations or to solve equations
which is tedious and most time consuming. Here One can easily know what contribution a load over a
particular span makes to a support reaction or moment.
• All these characteristics make this method quite unique, yet reliable.

LIMITATIONS:-
This method can only be used for continuous beams.
It is complicated in intially.