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Lecture 4 Stiffness Method Beam and Frame

The document discusses the stiffness method for analyzing beams and frames. It describes a beam element as a long structural member subjected to transverse loading that causes significant bending rather than twisting or axial effects. The degrees of freedom considered per node in the beam element are a transverse displacement and a rotation. The stiffness method is then explained as a process for determining the stiffness of each individual beam element and assembling them into a global stiffness matrix that can be solved for the displacements throughout the structure.

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Lecture 4 Stiffness Method Beam and Frame

The document discusses the stiffness method for analyzing beams and frames. It describes a beam element as a long structural member subjected to transverse loading that causes significant bending rather than twisting or axial effects. The degrees of freedom considered per node in the beam element are a transverse displacement and a rotation. The stiffness method is then explained as a process for determining the stiffness of each individual beam element and assembling them into a global stiffness matrix that can be solved for the displacements throughout the structure.

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Stiffness Method for Beams and Frames

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Beam Element
A beam is a long, slender structural member generally subjected
to transverse loading that produces significant bending effects as
opposed to twisting or axial effects. This bending deformation is
measured as a transverse displacement and a rotation. Hence,
the degrees of freedom considered per node are a transverse
displacement and a rotation

Beam element with positive nodal displacements, rotations, forces, and


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