FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM

Faculty of Civil Engineering

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No. 1

The steel jointed building frame show in the figure carry the lateral load as shown.
Analyse the frame and draw the bending moment diagram using the cantilever
method.

Solution

Step # 1 : Locate point of inflection

X = 3.5 m
10 kN
A C E G
1.5 m
10 kN

2.0 m

2.0 m 2.5 m 3.0 m

Step # 2 : Locate the centre of gravity

X= A(0)  A(2)  A( 4.5)  A(7.5)

=  3.5m
4A

Step # 3 : Determine the axial force in each column

P P1
 , P1 = 0.429P = 0.429x0.833=0.357kN
3.5 1.5

P P2
 , P2 = 0.286P = 0.238kN
3.5 1

P P3
 , P3 = 1.143P = 0.952kN
3.5 4

Calculate the value of “P” using equation of equilibrium

Mh +=0

- Cantilever Method
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10 (0.75) + P1 (2) - P2 (4.5) - P3 (7.5) = 0

10 (0.75) + (0.429P)(2) – (0.286P)(4.5) – (1.143P)(7.5) = 0
P = 0.833 kN

Step # 4 : Determine Shear forces of each part of frame and determine member
end moments

At Point “a”
Vb
10 kN FY+ = 0 FX+ = 0
Mb +=0
Hb -P + VAB = 0 10 – Hb - Hh = 0
Hh (0.75) = 0.833(1)
Vb = P Hb = 10 - Hh
Hh = 1.111 kN #
Hh Vb = 0.833 kN # Hb = 8.889 kN #

P = 0.833 kN

Vb
Ma +=0 Ma +=0 (down)
Ma = Vb(1) Ma=0.75(1.111)
Ma Hb
Ma = (0.833)(1) Ma=0.833kNm(column)
Ma = 0.833 kNm (beam)

At Point “c”
Vb = 0.833 kN Vd

Md +=0 FY+ = 0 FX+ = 0

Hi(0.75)-0.833(2.25) Vd-0.357-0.833=0 8.889-3.094-Hd
Hb = 8.889 kN Hd Vd = 1.19kN # =0
-0.357(1.25)=0
Hi = 3.094kN # Hd = 5.795kN #
Hi

P1 =0.357kN
- Cantilever Method
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Faculty of Civil Engineering
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Mc
Vd
Mi +=0
Mc=3.094(0.75)
Mc Hd
Hi Mc = 2.321kNm (column)
Md +=0
P1
Mc=1.19(1.25)kNm
Mc = 1.488kNm (beam)

- Cantilever Method
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