Advances in Civil Engineering

Research Article

A Matrix Formulation for the Moment Distribution Method Applied to Continuous Beams

Table 4

Initial moments at the ends of the members and the distribution and carry-over factors for the fourth example.
NodeABCD
MembersABBABCCBCDDC
Fixed-end momentsāˆ’63.87563.875āˆ’133.225133.22500
Distribution factors00.50.50.330.670
Carry-over factors0.50.50.50.50.50.5