A column bearing on the 16-in (406.4-mm) beam transmits a load of 15 kips (66.

72 kN)
at the indicated location. Compute the maximum bending stress in the 12-in (304.8-mm)
beam.

Calculation Procedure:

1. Determine whether the upper beam engages the lower beam

To ascertain whether the upper beam engages the lower one as it deflects under the 15-kip
(66.72-kN) load, compute the deflection of the 16-in (406.4-mm) beam at V if the 12-in
(304.8-mm) beam were absent. This distance is 0.74 in (18.80 mm). Consequently, the
gap between the members is closed, and the two beams share the load.
2. Draw a free-body diagram of each member
Let P denote the load transmitted to the 12-in (304.8-mm) beam by the 16-in (406.4-mm)
beam [or the reaction of the 12-in (304.8-mm) beam on the 16-in (406.4-mm) beam].
Draw, in Fig. 426, a free-body diagram of each member.
3. Evaluate the deflection of the beams
Evaluate, in terms of P, the deflections yl2 and ^16 of the 12-in (304.8-mm) and 16-in
(406.4-mm) beams, respectively, at line V.
4. Express the relationship between the two deflections
Thus, .y12=.y16-0.375.
5. Replace the deflections in step 4 with their values as obtained
in step 3
After substituting these deflections, solve for P.
6. Compute the reactions of the lower beam
Once the reactions of the lower beam are computed, obtain the maximum bending mo-
ment. Then compute the corresponding flexural stress.

THEOREMOFTHREEMOMENTS

For the two-span beam in Fig. 43a, compute the reactions at the supports. Apply the theo-
rem of three moments to arrive at the results.

Calculation Procedure:

1. Using the bending-moment equation, determine MB

Figure 436 represents a general case. For a prismatic beam, the bending moments at the
three successive supports are related by M1L1 + 2M2(L1 + L2) + M3L2 - 1^w1L? - 1Aw2Lq -
P1L^k1 - k\) - P2LKk2 - K2). Substituting in this equation gives M1 = M3 = O; L1 = 10 ft
(3.0 m); L2 = 15 ft (4.6 m); W1 = 2 kips/lin ft (29.2 kN/m); W2 - 3 kips/lin ft (43.8 kN/m);
P1 = 6 kips (26.7 N); P2 = 10 kips (44.5 N); Jt1 = 0.5; k2 = 0.4; 2M5(IO + 15) = -Vi(2)(10)3
- 1X4(S)(IS)3 - 6(10)2(0.5 - 0.125) - 10(15)2(0.4 - 0.064); MB = -80.2ft-kips(-108.8
kN-m).
2. Draw a free-body diagram of each span
Figure 43c shows the free-body diagrams.
 FIGURE 44

3. Take moments with respect to each support to find the

reactions
Span AB: SM4 - 6(5) + 2(10)(5) + 80.2 - KXR51 = O; Rm = 21.02 kips (93.496 kN);
SM5 = IORA - 6(5) - 2(10)(5) + 80.2 = O; RA = 4.98 kips (22.151 kN).
Span BC: SM5 = -80.2 + 10(9) + 3(15)(7.5) - 15RC = Q;RC = 23.15 kips (102.971
kN); 2MC = 15^52 - 80.2 - 10(6) - 3(15)(7.5) = O; R82 = 31.85 kips (144.668 kN); RB =
21.02 + 31.85 = 52.87 kips (235.165 kN).

THEOREM OF THREE MOMENTS: BEAM

WITH OVERHANG AND FIXED END

Determine the reactions at the supports of the continuous beam in Fig. 440. Use the theo-
rem of three moments.

Calculation Procedure:

1. Transform the given beam to one amenable to analysis by the

theorem of three moments
Perform the following operations to transform the beam: