PowerStroke79_PE
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So working out moment distribution problems, I find not much explanation is given on sign convention. Something on my approach is off. When I use FEMs on a joint, to me, counterclockwise is negative, and clockwise is positive. However, If my adding of these positive and negative moments gives me a positive moment, then the correct answer is a negative, and vice versa. Is it that after adding the FEMs, by their respective sings, the actual unbalanced moment applied in the distributive moment table is of the opposite sign? Hopefully ya'll don't mind me asking this question. In particular I am looking at example 507 in NCEES PE Structural Practice Exam, and problem 6 in Six Minute Solutions for Civil PE Exam (Structural Depth Problems) in the Analysis of Structures chapter.
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