BSCE 3 – CIEN 306
Structural Theory
Prepared By:
Engr. Antonio P. Curva
Instructor 1
ANALYSIS OF BEAM USING
THREE-MOMENT EQUATION
THREE-MOMENT EQUATION
Clapeyron's theorem of three moments is a relationship among the
bending moments at three consecutive supports of a horizontal beam,
it is developed by French Engineer Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (1799-
1864)
The three-moment equation gives us the relation between the
moments between any three points in a beam and their relative
vertical distances or deviations. This method is widely used in finding
the reactions in a continuous beam.
THREE-MOMENT EQUATION
Consider three points on the beam loaded as shown.
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DEFLECTION DETERMINED BY THREE-MOMENT EQUATION
DEFLECTION DETERMINED BY THREE-MOMENT EQUATION
HOW TO COMPUTE THE VALUE OF THE FACTORS
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1. For Uniform Loads on the Span
Take Moment of Areas at from A:
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2. Triangular Load
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3. Concentrated Load
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HOW TO COMPUTE THE VALUE OF THE FACTORS
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1. Determine the moment over the support R2 of the beam
shown in Figure below.
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2. Determine the lengths of the overhangs in Figure so that the
moments over the supports will be equal
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3. The first span of a simply supported continuous beam is 4 m long,
the second span is 2 m long and the third span is 4 m long. Over the first span
there is a uniformly distributed load 2 kN/m, and over the third span there is a
uniformly distributed load of 4 kN/m. At the midpoint of the second span, there is
a concentrated load of 10 kN. Solve for the moment over the supports.
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4. Compute the moment at the support from the figure shown.
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5. Determine the value of EIδ under P in Figure. What is the result if P is
replaced by a clockwise couple M.
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6. Compute the EI deflection of the beam shown.
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7. A continuous beam A, B, C have different moment of inertia. BC is
twice that of AB.
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a. Compute the factor due to the contribution of the
𝐼1𝐿1
uniform load acting on the span AB to be used in the three-moment equation.
6𝐴2𝑏
b. Compute the value of factor due to the contribution of
𝐼2𝐿2
the concentrated load acting on the span AB to be used in the three-moment
equation.
c. Compute the moment at B.
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