STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

CE 309
M ODUL E 2 : MAT R IX A N A LYSIS
LECTURE 13 & 14
 Stiffness matrix
Develop the flexibility and stiffness matrix for the following beam
with shown Dofs.
2
1

3m 6m
EI constant
Procedure
 Develop flexibility matrix
A = (1/2)*(2P1/3EI)*(6)*(3+6/3) (1/2)*(P1/3EI)*3*(2*3/3)
P1
A 21 B B A = 9P1/EI

21 L/3 d B B = A /L = P1/EI
1
A 1 = d - B
L/3 L/3 L/3
d = (1/2)*6*2P1/3EI d = 2P1/EI

1 = 11 = P1/EI
2P1/3EI
L/3 = (2L/3)* B L/3 = (6P1/EI)
+ 21 = Moment of area of M/EI diagram between L/3 and B taken about L/3
21 = (1/2)*(2L/3)*(2P1/3EI)*(1/3)*(2L/3) 21 = 4P1/EI
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P1/3EI 21 = L/3-21 21 = 2P1/EI

 Develop flexibility matrix
2 Taking moment of M/EI
A B diagram about B,
A B
2 we can get B.
1
So A = B/L.
A Similarly B = A/L.
B
We want 1
2
Area of M/EI diagram between
2
2P2L/9EI A and point at 1 will give d .
A-d = 1 = 12
A * (L/3) = (2+2)
2is given by moment of M/EI diagram between
A and point at L/3 taken about vertical at L/3
Find 2 i.e. 22
Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown
Dofs.
Procedure
 Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following portal frame with shown Dofs.
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
Stiffness matrix
Develop the stiffness matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2 4
1 3

3m 6m
EI constant
Solving using stiffness method
Find the slope and deflection at free end of the beam shown below. Also find the support
reactions.
Problems using stiffness method
 Matrices

Force matrix
Stiffness matrix

Displacement matrix Solve 6 equations for 6 unknowns

Solving equations