Influence Lines For Trusses
Influence Lines For Trusses
Influence Lines For Trusses
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Introduction;
the variation of forces in truss members due to moving loads is of great
importance. Influence lines may be drawn and used for making force calculations,
or they may be sketched roughly without computing the values of the ordinates
and used only for placing the moving loads to cause maximum or minimum forces.
The procedure used for preparing influence lines for trusses is closely related
to the one used for beams.
EX. For the Howe bridge truss shown, draw the influence lines for the stresses in
members L2L3 , L 2U3 and U2U3 .
L0
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
4.0 m
U1 U2 U3 U4 U5
L6
6 @ 4.0 m = 24.0 m
1.50
0.471
IL for
IL for
0.707
1.50
IL for
for R0 ,
(+) M = 0;
R0 (24) 1(24 x) = 0;
R0
24 x
24
for L2L3 ,
when 0 x 12,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
0;
= 0;
16x
96
L2L3 =
L2L3 =
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L2L3 =
8;
1.33
when 12 x 24,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
R0 (12) 4 L2L3 = 0
24 x
(12) - 4 L2L3 = 0
24
288 12x
96
L2L3 =
= 0;
12;
L2L3 =
1.50
24;
L2L3 =
for L2U3 ,
when 0 x 8,
using the left segment,
(+) Fy = 0;
R0 1 + L2U3
24 x
24
- 1 +
24 x 24
24
x
24
if,
4L2U3
32
4
32
4L2U3
32
4L2U3
32
= 0
= 0
= 0
= 0;
L2U3 =
32
96
0;
L2U3 =
8;
L2U3
0.471
when 12 x 24,
using the left segment,
(+) Fy = 0;
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R0
24 x
24
if,
32
+ L2U3
4L2U3
32
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= 0
L2U3 =
= 0;
(x 24) 32
96
12;
L2U3 =
-0.707
24;
L2U3
U2U3
for U2U3 ,
when 0 x 8,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
= 0;
16x
96
0;
U2U3
8;
U2U3
-1.33
U2U3
when 12 x 24,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
R0 (12) + 4 U2U3 = 0
24 x
(12) + 4 U2U3 = 0
24
= 0;
12x 288
96
12;
U2U3
-1.50
24;
U2U3
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L0
L1
L2
L3
L4
U5
L5
3.0 m
U4
U1
1.5 m
U3
2.5 m
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EX. For the bridge truss shown, draw the influence lines
for the stresses in
h
members L 2L3 , U2U3 and U5 L6 .
L6
6 @ 3.0 m = 18.0 m
1.60
IL for
IL for
IL for
1.30
1.86
for R0 ,
(+) M
= 0;
R0 (18) 1(18 x) = 0;
R0
18 x
18
for L2L3 ,
when 0 x 6,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
18
= 0;
12x
L2L3 =
45
0;
L2L3 =
6;
L2L3 =
1.60
when 9 x 18,
using the left segment,
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= 0;
18
108 6x 45L2L3
18
if,
= 0;
L2L3 =
108 6x
45
9;
L2L3 =
1.20
18;
L2L3 =
for U2U3 ,
when 0 x 9,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
18 x
10.5U 2U3
(9) 9 + x +
18
9.25
9.25
+ 3 U2U3
9.25
= 0
= 0
= 0;
U2U3
9x
62.14
0;
U2U3
9;
U2U3
-1.30
when 9 x 18,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
18 x
18
(9) +
9.25
10.5U 2U3
9.25
+ 3 U2U3
9.25
= 0
= 0
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18
if,
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= 0;
U2U3
162 9x
62.14
9;
U2U3
-1.30
18;
U2U3
for U5L6 ,
when 0 x 15,
w
h
= 0;
11.25
18 x
if,
= 0
11.25
= 0;
24
18
= 0
U5L6 =
3x
24.15
0;
U5L6 =
15;
U5L6 =
-1.86
when 15 x 18,
using the left segment,
(+) M
= 0;
11.25
18 x
= 0
11.25
18
w
h
= 0;
= 0
U5L6 =
270 15x
24.15
15;
U5L6 =
-1.86
18;
U5L6 =
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