Slope-deflection method for elastic-plastic multistory frames

Slope-Deflection Method for elastic rigid frames is generalized for elastic-plastic analysis of rigid frames of work-hardening materials. The plastic strain is here treated as an additional set of externally applied moments. The end moments of the component members of the frame are obtained from the solution of a set of linear algebraic equations. No iteration is required. Numerical results of the analysis of a portal frame and a two-story plane frame subject to side loads beyond the elastic range are shown.