Lect17 Influence Line 1 PDF
Lect17 Influence Line 1 PDF
•Moving load
varying magnitude, direction, position
•Response
Varies according to the position of loads
•Issues
Maximum response (reaction, shear, bending
moment), and position of loads
R=1 R=3/4
R=1/2 R=1/4
P=1 R
3/4 1/2
1 1/4 X
R=0
•Definition
An influence line is a graph of a
response function of a structure as a
function of position of a downward
unit load moving across the structure.
•Methodology
Equations of equilibrium
Muller-Breslau’s principle
F y =0 QK = Y A = 1 − x / l 1 b/l
QK
a/l 1
Exercise: Influence line for YA , MA , MK , QK
A B
K
l/2 l/2
l/2 l/2
F y =0 YA = 1
YA
l MA
x<l/2 MK=0 QK=0
x−l/2 1 YA
MK P=1
QK l/2 MK
MD C
3) MD , QD E
A D B
Y A QD
YA = 1 − x / l l/4 l/4 l/2
F y = 0 QD = YA = 1 − x / l
QD 1
m A =0 M D = YA l / 4
MD l/4
A B
C N1 N1 D 1 YA
YA YB
X>2a:
1
m F =0 N 1 = YA YB
X<a: 2
m F =0 N 1 = 2YB 1 N1
3) N3 N2 N3
2 N2
N3 = − 2 N 2 / 2
D 2
4) N4 1 N3
1
X<2a: N4 = 0
X=3a: N4 = -1
1 N4
3. Muller-Breslau’s principle
Principle of virtual work
The influence line for a force (moment) response
function is given by the deflected shape of the
released structure obtained by removing the
restraint corresponding to the response function
from the original structure and by giving the
released structure a unit displacement (rotation)
at the location and in the direction of the response
function.
YB B − P y( x) = 0 l
YB
1 y( x ) P=1
YB ( x) = y( x) B
B
YB
Let B = 1
1
+
YB ( x) = y( x) YB
1
YA
YA
2) Shear and x P=1
bending moment A k B
l
a b
A 1 B
Qk a 1(
A B
Mk
b/l
a/l ab/l
Qk a
+
Mk
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Influence lines for YA , MA , MK , QK
P=1
A K Mk
l/2 l/2 Mk
1
)
1
l/2
YA
1
Qk
1
)
1
MA Qk
1
l