KAEA 3224

THEORY OF STRUCTURES II
Semester 1,
2016/17
Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate
Structures (Girders & Trusses)

Proforma
Course outcomes No. 1 (CO1):
At the end of this course, students are able to:
3. Apply the principles of structural analysis and formulate a method to
determine and construct the influence lines for statically determinate
and indeterminate structures.
WEEK

LECTURE / TUTORIAL / ASSIGNMENT TOPICS

COURSE
OUTCOMES
(CO)

Moving Loads and Influence Lines: Introduction to influence

lines, influence lines for beams, live shear and moment.

Moving Loads and Influence Lines: Influence lines for floor

girders and trusses.

10

Moving Loads and Influence Lines: Live loads for bridges and
moving loads, introduction to Muller-Breslaus Principle.

11

Moving Loads and Influence Lines Muller-Breslaus Principle,

influence lines for statically indeterminate structures.

Proforma
Outline for Influence Line:
Beams
Floor girders/trusses
Series load

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders:

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders:

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders:

For e.g. if the unit load acts on the

floor slab as shown in Fig 6.20(c), one
first finds the reactions FB and FC on
the slab
Calculate the support reactions F 1
and F2
Internal moment at P is determined
using method of sections, Fig 6.20(d)
MP = F1 d- FB(d-s)
Using similar analysis, the internal
shear VP can be determined

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders:

In this case, Vp will be constant

throughout panel BC
(Vp = F1 - FB ) and does not depends
upon the exact location d of P
within the panel
Influence lines for shear in floor
girders are specified for panels in
the girder and not specific points
along the girder
This shear is known as girder shear

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor
Hibbeler)

Girders:

Example1

(E.g.

Draw the influence line for the shear in panel CD of the

floor girder in Fig 6.21(a)

6.13

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

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IL For Floor Girders:
Hibbeler)-solutions
The unit load is placed at
each floor beam location &
the shear in panel CD is
calculated
The details for the
calculations when x = 0 and
x = 6m are given in Fig
6.21(c) and 6.21(d)
A table of the results is
shown in Fig 6.21(b)

Example1

(E.g.

6.13

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders:
Hibbeler)-solutions
The unit load is placed at
each floor beam location &
the shear in panel CD is
calculated
The details for the
calculations when x = 0 and
x = 6m are given in Fig
6.21(c) and 6.21(d)
A table of the results is
shown in Fig 6.21(b)

Example1

(E.g.

6.13

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

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IL For Floor Girders:
Hibbeler)-solutions

Example1

(E.g.

Finally a segment of the girder is considered & the internal

panel shear VCD is calculated

The tabular values are plotted and the influence line is as

shown in Fig 6.21(e)

6.13

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IL For Floor Girders: Example 2

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

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IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

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IL For Floor Girders: Example 2-solutions

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IL For Trusses

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IL For Trusses

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IL For Trusses
In Fig 6.23, the loading on the
bridge deck is
transmitted to
stringers
which in turn transmit
to floor beams

the loading

and then to joints along

the bottom cord of the truss.
We can obtain the ordinate values
of the influence line for a member
by loading each joint along the deck
with a unit load and then use the
method of joints or method of
sections to calculate the force in

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Trusses-Example 1 (E.g. 6.15 Hibbeler)

Draw the influence line for the force in member GB of

the bridge truss shown in Fig 6.24(a)

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

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IL For Trusses-Example 1 (E.g. 6.15 Hibbeler) solutions
Each successive joint at
the bottom cord is loaded
with a unit load and the
force in member GB is
calculated using the
method of sections, Fig
6.24(c)

The values are tabulated

as shown, Fig 6.24(b)

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Trusses-Example 1 (E.g. 6.15 Hibbeler) solutions
Each successive joint at
the bottom cord is loaded
with a unit load and the
force in member GB is
calculated using the
method of sections, Fig
6.24(c)

The values are tabulated

as shown, Fig 6.24(b)

Lecture 7- Influence Line for Statically Determinate

Structures (Girders & Trusses)
IL For Trusses-Example 1 (E.g. 6.15 Hibbeler)solutions
Plotting the tabular data and connecting the
points yields the influence line for member
GB, Fig 6.24(d)
Since the influence line extends over the
entire span of truss, member GB is referred
to as primary member
This means that GB is subjected to a force
regardless of where the bridge deck is loaded
The point of zero force is determined by
similar triangles

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IL For Trusses-Example 2

For the bridge truss shown below:

1.
2.

Draw the influence line for RAY

Draw the influence lines for the force in members CD, JD and JK

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IL For Trusses-Example 2-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 2-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 2-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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IL For Trusses-Example 3-solutions

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Tutorial in Class 1

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Tutorial in Class 1-solutions

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Tutorial in Class 2

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Tutorial

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