This might be a dumb question, but its better to know the answer than to get the problem wrong on the test.
My question is when analyzing a rigid frame using the portal frame method (as shown in the SERM) the base reactions are different that if you looked at the frame as a whole and calculated...
I am studying for the SE Lateral portion of test and starting going through Kaplan’s “Seismic Design and Review for the PE Exam” by Alan Williams. The question I have is when the book does example 2.9 explaining the vertical distribution of seismic forces it goes through the steps of...
