Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
In moment distribution method, the very first operation after computing distribution factors is:
Structural AnalysisMoment Distribution StepsMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
Releasing joints one by one in sequence
B
Applying sway correction
C
Locking all joints and computing fixed-end moments
D
Computing carry-over factors
Correct Answer
C. Locking all joints and computing fixed-end moments
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All joints are imagined locked (clamped). Fixed-end moments (FEM) are computed for each span under the applied loads. Then joints are successively released and unbalanced moments distributed.
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