Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University

EGCE 406: Bridge Design

Homework 2 (Dued Monday, July 13th 2010)

1. For the beam shown below, find the influence lines for:
a. Support Reaction at B
b. Moment at B
c. Shear at C
d. Moment at C
e. Shear to the left of D (Hint: Apply a shear release just to the left of
D)
f. Shear to the right of D (Hint: Apply a shear release just to the right of
D)

(Note: Point C is not an internal hinge)

2. Suppose the structure from the problem 1 has to carry a pair of
concentrated load, each 5 kN, spaced at 2 m from each other. What would
be the placement of these concentrated loads to produce the maximum
effects in each of the following cases? Determine the maximum value.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Support Reaction at B
Negative Moment at B
Shear at C
Positive Moment at C

e. Negative Moment at C
f. Shear to the left of D
g. Shear to the right of D

3. For the truck and bridge shown below. Determine the influence line for
moment at midspan. Use the Increase-Decrease Method to find the load
placement to get the maximum moment at midspan.