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Influence Line Diagram

Influence line diagrams show how a particular response at a point on a structure, such as bending moment, shear force, or axial force, varies due to the position of a unit load moving along the structure. They are developed by considering the effect of a moving unit load on the structure and plotting the corresponding response at the point of interest. Influence line diagrams allow engineers to determine the maximum and minimum values of a particular response that can occur at any point along the structure.

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Influence Line Diagram

Influence line diagrams show how a particular response at a point on a structure, such as bending moment, shear force, or axial force, varies due to the position of a unit load moving along the structure. They are developed by considering the effect of a moving unit load on the structure and plotting the corresponding response at the point of interest. Influence line diagrams allow engineers to determine the maximum and minimum values of a particular response that can occur at any point along the structure.

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  • Introduction to Influence Line Diagrams: Explains the concept of influence lines, highlighting their importance in structural analysis to show function variation at different points.
  • Moving Load and Bending Moment: Illustrates the impact of moving loads on structures and explains how different bending moment diagrams are derived.
  • Interpreting Influence Line Diagrams: Discusses the correct and incorrect methods of interpreting influence line diagrams with examples and warnings about common pitfalls.
  • Forms of Influence Line Diagrams: Describes different forms of influence line diagrams, detailing reactions, shear, and moment diagrams for varied scenarios.
  • Muller-Breslau Principle: Introduces the Muller-Breslau Principle to explain the development of influence line diagrams with detailed beam examples.
  • Applications of Influence Line Diagrams: Explores the practical applications of influence line diagrams in engineering for calculating loads and determining structural reactions.

Influence Line Diagrams

An influence line for a given function (such as a


reaction, axial force, shear force, or bending moment)
is a graph that shows the variation of that function at
any given point on a structure due to the application
of a unit load at any point on the structure.
Consider The Moving Load
Moving
Load

A B

Different
BMD

ILD for Bending


Moment at C

C
Interpreting Influence Line Diagram
Right Interpretation Wrong Interpretation
• Response at C due to load • Response at different points
at different points. due to load at C.

Appears similar for BMD but fails for other cases like SFD
Different form of ILD
Developing ILD
Application of ILD

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