Indeterminate Structures & The Moment Distribution Method
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Introduction

1. Welcome to the course
Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)
Beam Analysis

2. The moment distribution process
Fixed-End Moments table
3. Member stiffness and distribution factors
4. Developing reactions, shear forces and span moments
5. Dealing with pinned ends
6. Dealing with cantilever ends
7. Multi-iteration distributions
Question #1
Answer #1
8. Worked Solution #1
Question #2
Answer #2
9. Worked Solution #2
Question #3
Answer #3
10. Worked Solution #3
Lateral Stability

11. Section Overview
12. Lateral stability systems
13. Sway versus Non-sway frames
Non-Sway Frame Analysis

14. Section Overview
Question #4
Answer #4
15. Worked Solution #4: The distribution
16. Worked Solution #4: Free-body diagrams
17. Worked Solution #4: Drawing the solution
Question #5
Answer #5
18. Worked Solution #5: The distribution
19. Worked Solution #5: Free-body diagrams
20. Worked Solution #5: Drawing the solution
Question #6
Answer #6
21. Worked Solution #6: The distribution
22. Worked Solution #6: Free-body diagrams
23. Worked Solution #6: Drawing the solution
Sway Frame Analysis

24. Section Overview
25. The two-stage analysis
26. Step-by-step demonstration 1 - Stage 1
27. Step-by-step demonstration 1 - Stage 2
28. Step-by-step demonstration 2 - Stage 1
29. Step-by-step demonstration 2 - Stage 2
Question #7
Answer #7
30. Worked Solution #7: Stage 2 analysis
31. Worked Solution #7: Post-distribution
Question #8
Answer #8
32. Worked Solution #8: Stage 2 analysis
33. Worked Solution #8: Post-distribution
Question #9
Answer #9
34. Worked Solution #9: Stage 2 analysis
35. Worked Solution #9: Post-distribution
36. Course wrap-up and Certificate of Completion

11. Section Overview