STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF BEAMS

CONTINUOUS BEAM OF TWO EQUAL SPANS HAVING

UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS
SUPPORTS A & C ARE EDGE SUPPORTS-SUPPORT B IS
INTERMEDIATE
uniformly distributed load kip/ft 3

span ft 25

width of section ft 1

effective depth of section ft 2.5

compressive strength of concrete (cylindrical) ksi 3

any distance from support ft 5

CALCULATIONS

moment of inertia ft^4 1.30

concrete modulus of elasticity ksf 452,726

Mmax at support B kip -234.38

Mid span positive momemt at both spans kip-ft 131.84

reaction at support A kip 28.13

reaction at support C kip 28.13

reaction at support B kip 93.75

shear force at support A kip 28.13

shear force at support C kip -28.13

shear force at support B kip 93.75

max deflection ft 0.01

max deflection inch 0.13

point of max deflection from support A ft 10.54

deflection at any point Y within span ft 0.01

deflection at any point Y within span inch 0.09

 10 12.5 15

1.30 1.30 1.30

452,726 452,726 452,726

-234.38 -234.38 -234.38

131.84 131.84 131.84

28.13 28.13 28.13

28.13 28.13 28.13

93.75 93.75 93.75

28.13 28.13 28.13

-28.13 -28.13 -28.13

93.75 93.75 93.75

0.01 0.01 0.01

0.13 0.13 0.13

10.54 10.54 10.54

0.01 0.01 0.01

0.13 0.12 0.10