A Matrix Formulation for the Moment Distribution Method Applied to Continuous Beams

The Moment Distribution Method is a quite powerful hand method of structural analysis, in which the solution is obtained iteratively without even formulating the equations for the unknowns. It was formulated by Professor Cross in an era where computer facilities were not available to solve frame pro...

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Main Authors: Arlindo Pires Lopes, Adriana Alencar Santos, Rogério Coelho Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/725395
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