COLUMN ANALOGY TO FIND STIFFNESS & FIXED END FORCES

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Assumed to be fixed at both ends (conventional methods can account for a hinged end), clmnanlg.exe in conjunction with brun45.exe will find stiffness and fixed end forces. The "brun45.exe" file is necessary because "clmnanlg.exe" is not a stand-alone executable file.

Some documentation can be found in clmnanlg.doc

Moment of inertia can be defined by segments of constant moment of inertia (including infinity) or by sections between which the moment of inertia is assumed to vary linearly. If variation is not linear, use more intermediate locations to get better results.

Note that linearly varying depth is NOT linearly varying moment of inertia.

The program contains no dimensional constants; use consistent units throughout.

Both uniform and concentrated loads can be used. Uniform loads can have varying intensity and are not necessarily full length.

Average area is requested to get a plane-frame 6 x 6 stiffness matrix.