STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

CE 309
M ODUL E 2 : MAT R IX A N A LYSIS
LECTURE 10
Matrix methods of analysis flexibility method
Develop the flexibility matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2
3

4 1
L/2 L/2
EI constant
Flexibility matrix
L L2 L2 L

EI2 2 EI 8 EI 2 EI
L L3 5 L3 3L3
f 2 EI2 3EI 48 EI 8 EI
L 5 L3 L3 L2

8 EI 48 EI 24 EI 8 EI
L 3L3 L2 L
2 EI 8 EI 8 EI 2 EI
Matrix methods of analysis flexibility method
Develop the flexibility matrix for the following beam with shown Dofs.

2
1

L/2 L/2
EI constant
 Procedure
1 We want .
Taking area of M/EI diagram between B and C,
we will get d.

A B C
d Taking moment of M/EI diagram about B,
we can get .
-P1/2
A C

B
P1/2
d

Using , we can find = /(L/2).

d- =
Flexibility matrix
L / 12 EI 0
f
0 L3 / 48 EI