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Chapter 6
Influence lines
Influence lines provide a systematic procedure of how force in a given part of structure varies as the applied loads moves along l the h structure
All statically determinate beams will have IL that consist of straight g line segments. g After some practice p one should be able to minimize computations and locate the unit load only y at points p representing p g the end points of each line segment
Example 1
Draw the IL for the Reaction at A
IL Equation
=0
Example 2
Draw the IL for the Reaction at B
Example 3
Draw the IL for the Shear at C
Load from A to C
Load > C
Example 4
Draw the IL for the Moment at C
Load from A to C
Load > C
Example 1
Draw the IL for the Shear & Moment at B
Example 2
Draw the IL for the Shear & Moment at C
0.5
Example 3
Internal Hinge Example Determine the shear & moment at point D
Example 4
Determine the moment at C in the two cases
Case 1
I .L M c
Case 2
I .L M c
Example 5
Sketch the influence line for the vertical reaction at A
Example 6
Sketch the influence line for the shear at B
Example 6 6-b b
Sketch the influence line for the moment at B
Example 7
Draw the influence line for the shear at panel CD
Example 8
Draw the influence line for the moment at F
Example 9
Truss Example Determine The force in member GB
Example 10
Truss Example Determine The force in member GF, BF
Example p 11
Truss Example Determine The force in member CG
Example p 11
2(7 5) + 4(6 4(6.5) 5) + 3(5 3(5.0) 0) = 56.0 56 0 k .ft ( M C )1 = 2(7.5) ( M C )2 = 2(4.5) + 4(7.5) + 3(6.0) = 57.0 k .ft ( M C )3 = 2(0) + 4(3.0) + 3(7.5) = 34.5 k .ft
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