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Continuous Beam Analysis

Analysis of a continuous beams or a continuous frame subject to distributed loads, point loads a
Length

20.00

30.00

20.00

Theta

90.00

0.00

-90.00

Area

1.00

2.00

2.00

8.333E-02

1.667E-01

1.667E-01

20000000

20000000

20000000

Applied Loads

For distributed loads specify position of the start or the load, the load intensity at the start and end, and the load leng
For Point loads and moments specify the position and magnitude
Positions and load lengths are measured along the beam axis
Distributed and point load direction is either "X" (horizontal) or "Y" (vertical)
Beam No

Distributed Loads
Start

Load/m start

Load/m end

Load Length

-20

-20

20

-30

-30

30

-30

-30

20

6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Enter 1 under End Fixity for restrained freedoms. End Actions and End Freedom numbers are calculated by the sp
End Fixity

End Freedoms

Support No

FX

FY

FX

k_1

EA/L

k_2

12EI/L^3

1000000

1333333.333

2000000

2500

1481.481481

5000

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k_3

EI/L

k_4
c

6EI/L^2
Cos() =(X2-X1)/L

Sin() =(Y2-Y1)/L

83333.3333

111111.1111

166666.6667

25000

22222.22222

50000

0.0000

1.0000

0.0000

1.0000

-1

Stiffness matrix coefficients; Beam No

1
2

c .k_1 + s .k_2

s.c.(k_1 - k_2)
2

s .k_1 + c .k_2

2
3

3
2

-s.k_4

-(c .k_1 + s .k_2)

s.c.(-k_1 + k_2)

c.k_4
4k_3

s.c.(-k_1 + k_2)
s.k_4
2
c .k_1 + s2.k_2

-(s2.k_1 + c2.k_2)
-c.k_4

Symmetrical

s.c.(k_1 - k_2)
s2.k_1 + c2.k_2

5
6

Beam Stiffness matrix; Beam No:

5.00E+03

-1.22E-10

5.00E+04

-5.00E+03

1.22E-10

-1.22E-10

2.00E+06

3.06E-12

1.22E-10

-2.00E+06

5.00E+04

3.06E-12

6.67E+05

-5.00E+04

-3.06E-12

-5.00E+03

1.22E-10

-5.00E+04

5.00E+03

-1.22E-10

1.22E-10

-2.00E+06

-3.06E-12

-1.22E-10

2.00E+06

5.00E+04

3.06E-12

3.33E+05

-5.00E+04

-3.06E-12

Deflection

Applied
Force
-200.0

Nett Force

FX1

0.0000000

FY1

0.0000000

0.0

563.5

563.5

M1

0.0000000

666.7

-3484.0

-4150.6

FX2

-0.1296693

-200.0

-200.0

0.0

FY2

-0.0005635

-450.0

-450.0

0.0

M2

-0.0014534

-2916.7

-2916.7

0.0

FX3

-0.1297897

-480.0

-480.0

0.0

FY3

-0.0001682

-450.0

-450.0

0.0

M3

0.0065891

500.0

500.0

0.0

FX4

0.0000000

-480.0

319.5

799.5

FY4

0.0000000

0.0

336.5

336.5

M4

0.0000000

1750.0

-4293.1

-6043.1

FX5
FY5
M5
FX6

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FY6
M6
FX7
FY7
M7

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o distributed loads, point loads and moments

Numbeams
m

degrees

Angle of beam to X axis

m2

Cross Sectional Area

m4

2nd Moment of Area

kPa

Young's Modulus

y at the start and end, and the load length

Point
Direction X/Y

Position

Moments

Load

Direction X/Y

Position

Moment

FX1

-200.00

0.00

-120

-480.00

10

-120

0.00

15

-120

0.00
0.00

dom numbers are calculated by the spreadsheet

End Freedoms
FY

Current Beam
2000000
5000

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166666.6667
50000
6.12574E-17
-1
6

-s.k_4
c.k_4
2k_3
s.k_4
-c.k_4
4k_3
6
5.00E+04
3.06E-12
3.33E+05
-5.00E+04
-3.06E-12
6.67E+05

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End Actions
FY1

M1

FX2

FY2

M2

0.00

666.67

-200.00

0.00

-666.67

-450.00

-2250.00

0.00

-450.00

2250.00

0.00

-1750.00

-480.00

0.00

1750.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

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Element Actions

-96.74

-15.45

-240.00

96.74

0.00

20.00

33.33

0.00

96.74

175.45

72.71

-96.74

7.12

207.99

-9.50

-7.12

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31.77

26.10

9.84

-31.77

-8.51

125.67

14.19

8.51

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15.45

54.58

-20.00

6.67

-175.45

145.42

-207.99

-18.99

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-26.10

19.68

-125.67

28.38

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0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

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0.00%

0.00%

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Beam 2

Complete stiffness matrix

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

1
2500
6.11043E-11
-25000
-2500
-6.11043E-11
-25000
0
0
0
0
0
0

2
6.11043E-11
1000000
1.53144E-12
-6.11043E-11
-1000000
1.53144E-12
0
0
0
0
0
0

3
-25000
1.53144E-12
333333.3333
25000
-1.53144E-12
166666.6667
0
0
0
0
0
0

4
-2500
-6.11043E-11
25000
1335833.333
6.11043E-11
25000
-1333333.333
0
0
0
0
0

5
-6.11043E-11
-1000000
-1.53144E-12
6.11043E-11
1001481.481
22222.22222
0
-1481.481481
22222.22222
0
0
0

6
-25000
1.53144E-12
166666.6667
25000
22222.22222
777777.7778
0
-22222.22222
222222.2222
0
0
0

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0
0
0
-1333333.333
0
0
1338333.333
-1.22209E-10
50000
-5000
1.22209E-10
50000

8
0
0
0
0
-1481.481481
-22222.22222
-1.22209E-10
2001481.481
-22222.22222
1.22209E-10
-2000000
3.06287E-12

9
0
0
0
0
22222.22222
222222.2222
50000
-22222.22222
1111111.111
-50000
-3.06287E-12
333333.3333

10
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5000
1.22209E-10
-50000
5000
-1.22209E-10
-50000

11
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.22209E-10
50000
-2000000 3.06E-12
-3.06287E-12 333333.3
-1.22209E-10
-50000
2000000 -3.1E-12
-3.06287E-12 666666.7

13

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15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Stiffness matrix for active freedoms

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

1
2
3
4
5
6
1.34E+06 6.11E-11 2.50E+04 -1.33E+06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
6.11E-11 1.00E+06 2.22E+04 0.00E+00 -1.48E+03 2.22E+04
2.50E+04 2.22E+04 7.78E+05 0.00E+00 -2.22E+04 2.22E+05
-1.33E+06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.34E+06 -1.22E-10 5.00E+04
0.00E+00 -1.48E+03 -2.22E+04 -1.22E-10 2.00E+06 -2.22E+04
0.00E+00 2.22E+04 2.22E+05 5.00E+04 -2.22E+04 1.11E+06

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11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Inverted stiffness matrix

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

1
2.03E-04
2.76E-07
-4.16E-06
0.000202
-1.4E-07
-8.3E-06

2
2.76E-07
1.00E-06
-2.99E-08
2.76E-07
1.15E-10
-2.6E-08

3
4
-4.16E-06 0.000202
-2.99E-08 2.76E-07
1.45E-06 -4.1E-06
-4.1E-06 0.000203
1.49E-08 -1.4E-07
-1E-07 -8.3E-06

5
-1.38E-07
0
1.49E-08
-1.38E-07
5E-07
1.32E-08

6
-8.3E-06
-2.6E-08
-1E-07
-8.3E-06
1.32E-08
1.29E-06

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11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

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Deflection
-200 -0.12967
-450 -0.00056
-2916.67 -0.00145
-480 -0.12979
-450 -0.00017
500 0.006589