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Portal Frame Analysis using Finite Element Method

INPUT DATA & SUMMARY
COLUMN SIZE (WF, Tube, or Pipe)
1- 3 =

W18x234

WF

ORIENTATION =
2-4=

x-x

W18x234

WF

ORIENTATION =

x-x

BEAM SIZE (WF, Tube, or Pipe)

3-4=

W24X250

WF

ORIENTATION =

x-x

DIMENSIONS
H=

15

ft

L=

40

ft

L1 =

10

ft

L2 =

10

ft

L3 =

10

ft

LOADS

DESIGN SECTION FORCES

PL =

81

kips, (downward)

N13 =

-183.1

FL =

10

kips, (horiz. to right)

V13 =

79.7

ML =

100

ft-kips, (clockwise)

M13 =
N34 =

P1 =

Column

Beam

F1 =

P2 =

79

F2 =

13.5

kips, (horiz. to right)

P3 =

145

kips, (downward)

F3 =

-77

kips, (horiz. to left)

PR =

FR =

MR =

-150
w=

kips, (downward)

BASE (1 & 2) PINNED ?

N24 =

-131.9

kips

V24 =

26.2

kips

1130.5

ft-kips

M24 =

371.9

ft-kips

-103.2

k,(compression)

V34 =

130.7

kips

M34, max =

1065.5

ft-kips

HORIZONTAL DRIFT

ft-kips, (anticlockwise)
0.2501

k,(compre.)

DH,3 =

-0.8007 in, (horiz. to left)

DH,4 =

-0.8178 in, (horiz. to left)

Dmax / L =

BEAM DEFLECTION

1 / 587

kips / ft, (downward)

Yes

, (pinned)

RIGID-ZONE LENGTH FACTOR

75 % of (d / 2)

ANALYSIS
Coordinates (ft)

Reaction (k, ft-k)

Joint Deflection (in,deg)

Joint

RX

RY

RM

-79.73

183.06

0.00

0.000

0.000

-0.421

40

26.23

131.94

0.00

0.000

0.000

-0.206

15

0.801

-0.016

0.061

40

15

0.818

-0.011

-0.364

P1/F1

10

15

0.805

-0.392

0.242

P2/F2

20

15

0.811

-0.831

0.106

P3/F3

30

15

0.816

-0.722

-0.223

I
(in4)

Length

A
(in2)

End Joint

(ksi)

(ft)

Moment (ft-k)
Mid

Axial
(k)

68.8

4900

29000

14.18

0.00

565.23

1130.45

183.06

-79.73

79.73

68.8

4900

29000

14.18

0.00

-185.96

-371.92

131.94

26.23

-26.23

P1/F1

73.5

8490

29000

9.34

-1027.42

559.32

85.76

89.73

-100.81

100.81

P1/F1

P2/F2

73.5

8490

29000

10.00

-85.76

-402.68

-897.37

89.73

-98.31

98.31

P2/F2

P3/F3

73.5

8490

29000

10.00

897.37

-978.31

-1065.49

103.23

-16.81

16.81

P3/F3

73.5

8490

29000

9.34

1065.49

-452.41

155.23

26.23

130.69

-130.69

(The length & forces not included Rigid-Zone.)

Shear (k)

k,(compression)