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P

P

R

L

LR

AL

LR LRLR

R

(a)

(b)

(c)

ML

ML M ML MR

R

MR

kL

VL VR

kL

kL

k(l – k)PL

= ++

k(l – k)PL

BC

FIGURE 2.4 Any span of a continuous beam (a) can be treated as a simple beam, as shown in

(b) and (c). In (c), the moment diagram is decomposed into basic components.

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