57. Varying element cross-sectional areas

Direct Stiffness Method - Beam and Frame Analysis
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Hi Prof,

I was wondered, if the connection is MR connection or hinged connection, how this will affect the code? What kind of data entry I should add?

Thanks

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Hi,
We actually cover this in section 7 (lectures 37-42) - beam’s pinned at one end.
S