MOMENT DISTRIBUTION

Chapter 1: Concepts and conventions. 1.1 The force and displacement methods of elastic structural analysis. 1.2 The physical conception of moment distribution. 1.3 Stiffness and carry-over factors. 1.4 Sign convention. Chapter 2: Simple moment distribution for plane frames without sideways. 2.1 The distribution of fixed- end moments (General description of the methods). 2.2 Structures with straight prismatic members (allowance for bending only). Chapter 3: Allowance for shear, elastic connections and haunches members. 3.1 Linear and non-linear fixing moment diagrams. 3.2 Structures with straight prismatic members (shearing deformation included with bending, other effects ignored). 3.3 Structures with straight prismatic members (allowance for elastically- restrained beam-column connections. All other effects, apart from bending ignored). 3.4 Structures with straight members of varying flexural rigidity (allowance for bending only). Chapter 4: Allowance for axial loading and lateral elastic support. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Structures with straight prismatic members (allowance for axial loading. All other effects, apart from bending, ignored). 4.3 Structures with members subjected to lateral elastic support (all other effects, apart from bending, ignored). Chapter 5: Moment distribution for plane, rectilinear structures subject to sideways. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Equilibrium conditions for structures with sideways. 5.3 Unit displacement methods for allowing for sideways. 5.4 The methods of successive sway corrections. 5.5 Methods allowing automatically for sideways. 5.6 The principles of multiples. 5.7 Analysis for settlement, temperature and axial deformation effects. 5.8 Allowance for shearing deformations, varying sections in the members and elastically retrained beam column connections. 5.9 Comparison of analytical methods. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Equilibrium conditions. 6.3 Unit displacement methods of analysis. 6.4 Successive sway correction methods. 6.5 Methods allowing automatically for sideways. 6.6 Force diagram for rigid-jointed structures with inclined members. 6.7 Analysis for settlement temperature and axial deformation effects. Chapter 7: Direct distribution and influences lines. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Direct moment distribution. 7.3 Influences lines. Chapter 8: Generalized slope deflection and moment distribution for plane frames. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 The generalized slope- deflection methods. 8.3 Generalized moment distribution. Chapter 9: Elastic instability of rigid jointed plane frameworks. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Elastic instability of rigid jointed frames without sideways. 9.3 Elastic instability of rectilinear frames, subject to sideways. 9.4. Further theoretical developments. Chapter 10: Arches and structures with curved members. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Arches. 10.3 Structures with curved roof members. Chapter 11: Structures with continuous elastic supports. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Further theory for straight prismatic members and its application to footings and basements. 11.3 Interaction of spherical domes and circular- cylindrical tanks. Chapter 12: Further applications and developments. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Structures requiring intermediate displacement calculation in their analysis. 12.3 Grid framework. 12.4 Space framework. 12.5 Plastic moment distribution. 12.6 The rankine- member methods for estimating the Collapse load for a framework. 12.7 Substitute frames in analysis and design. 12.8 Further developments in moment distribution.

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