Question

Solve the steel question - within 10 minutes

The maximum sidesway ( secondary) moments occur at the Select one: a. beam midspan. O b. column ends. O c. column midspan. O d. beam ends.

Answer 1

The maximum secondary moments occurs at the

b.column ends; if the member is unrestrained and its value is

PA

Note that if the member is restrained at both ends, the maximum secondary moment occurs at the centre of the column which is given by

PA

where,

P is the load

$\Delta$ is the side sway

$\delta$ is the member deflection