Title: Short Cuts in the Design of Continuous Structures

Author(s): I. E. Morris

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 48

Issue: 4

Appears on pages(s): 645-652

Keywords: no keywords

DOI: 10.14359/11945

Date: 4/1/1952

Abstract:
In prelminary design to determine concrete member size or cost comparisions, time-saving methods involving a reasonable degree of accuracy are desireable. Moment coefficant for both positive and negative moments are limited to spans which are approximately equal. In the proposed method coefficients are used for negative moments only. With known negative moments, positive moments are easily determined by the application of simple statics. Whether the method has the requisite accuracy for a final design depends largely upon the implicitness of the designer's faith in elastic stress analysis.