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Pinned base, horizontal load

Diagram: Rigid frame Pinned base, horizontal load
Diagram: Rigid frame Pinned base, horizontal load

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Input

Column height
hh
Span length
\ell
Horizontal load
PP

Result

Vertical reaction
VV
Horizontal reaction
HH
Bending moment at column top
MBM_B
Notes
  • Reactions for a portal frame with pinned bases and a horizontal concentrated load at beam level.
  • The bases are pinned, so the bending moment there is 0. The value shown is MB = Hh, at the column top.
  • The horizontal load P acts at beam level.
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