Tahla of Contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 1- ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY

INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES BY THE FORCE
METHOD 3
1.1 Basic Concepts of the Force Method 3
1.1.1 List of Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Force Method 4
1.2 Static Indeterminacy 4
1.3 Basic Concepts of the Unit Load Method for Deflection Calculation 6
1.4 Maxwell's Theorem of Reciprocal Deflections 7
1.5 Application of Force Method to Analysis of Indeterminate Beams 8
1.5.1 Sign Convention 9
1.5.3 Structures with Several Redundant Forces 16
1.6 Application of the Force Method to Indeterminate Frames 16
1.7 Application of Force Method to Analysis of Indeterminate Trusses 21
1.8 Summary 26
Problems 27

CHAPTER 2 - DISPLACEMENT METHOD OF

ANALYSIS: SLOPE-DEFLECTION METHOD 29
2.1 Basic Concepts of the Displacement Method 29
2.2 Basic Procedure of the Slope-Deflection Method 30
2.2.1 Slope-Deflection Equations 30
2.2.2 Sign Convention for Displacement Methods 31
2.2.3 Fixed-End Moments 32
2.3 Analysis of Continuous Beams by the Slope-Deflection Method 32