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Slope deflection method
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<p>The slope deflection method is a <a href="/facts/Structural_analysis/phRJdfup">structural analysis</a> method for <a href="/facts/Beam_(structure)/V9BPDeS8">beams</a> and <a href="/facts/Framing_(construction)/lcXEwDdP">frames</a> introduced in 1914 by George A. Maney. The slope deflection method was widely used for more than a decade until the <a href="/facts/Moment_distribution_method/T6htlW8Y">moment distribution method</a> was developed. In the book, "The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures", written by J.B Johnson, C.W. Bryan and F.E. Turneaure, it is stated that this method was first developed "by Professor Otto Mohr in Germany, and later developed independently by Professor G.A. Maney". According to this book, professor Otto Mohr introduced this method for the first time in his book, "Evaluation of Trusses with Rigid Node Connections" or "Die Berechnung der Fachwerke mit Starren Knotenverbindungen". </p>