13.1 LOADING PROPERTIES OF NONPRISMATIC MEMBERS 525
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These properties can be obtained using, for example, the conjugate
beam method or an energy method. However, considerable labor is
often involved in the process. As a result, graphs and tables have been
made available to determine this data for common shapes used in
structural design. One such source is the Handbook of Frame Constants,
published by the Portland Cement Association.* A portion of these
tables, taken from this publication, is listed here as Tables 13–1 and 13–2.
A more complete tabular form of the data is given in the PCA handbook
along with the relevant derivations of formulas used.
The nomenclature is defined as follows:
ratio of the length of haunch at ends A and B to the length
of span.
ratio of the distance from the concentrated load to end A
to the length of span.
carry-over factors of member AB at ends A and B, respec-
tively.
depth of member at ends A and B, respectively.
depth of member at minimum section.
moment of inertia of section at minimum depth.
stiffness factor at ends A and B, respectively.
length of member.
fixed-end moment at ends A and B, respectively; specified
in tables for uniform load w or concentrated force P.
ratios for rectangular cross-sectional areas, where
As noted, the fixed-end moments and carry-over factors are found from
the tables. The absolute stiffness factor can be determined using the
tabulated stiffness factors and found from
(13–2)
Application of the use of the tables will be illustrated in Example 13–1.
K
A
=
k
AB
EI
C
L
K
B
=
k
BA
EI
C
L
r
B
= 1h
B
- h
C
2>h
C
.r
A
= 1h
A
- h
C
2>h
C
,
r
A
, r
B
=
M
BA
=M
AB
,
L =
k
BA
=k
AB
,
I
C
=
h
C
=
h
B
=h
A
,
C
BA
=C
AB
,
b =
a
B
=a
A
,
Timber frames having a variable moment of
inertia are often used in the construction of
churches.