Reduction method in structural analysis using mathcad as a solution for structural engineer / Muhamad Nassirudin Ma'amin

This project is about structural analysis that applied on a program called Mathcad. The
analysis of the structure is using a method called reduction method. This study is
concentrate on one beam element that is beam and two types of loading that is uniform
distribution load and point load. The main objective is to produce bending moment and
shear force diagram. This project also to promote structural analysis in form of program
and to introduce reduction method to civil engineering student. There are 3 sample of
model that were created that are two span beam, three span beam and limit of 10 span
beam. The three sample were analyzed by reduction method that were applied on
Mathcad will produce bending moment and shear force diagram. It also produces the
value of reaction at support, vertical displacement at support and rotation at support. The
effectiveness of this program were compared with Stab2D. At the end of this study the
advantages and the disadvantages of Mathcad and manual calculation were been
compared.