Bridge Engineering Problem Set-02 September 15, 2020

Q1: A simply supported beam of span 23.000m, is loaded with the IRC Class A loading
as shown in Fig. 1. The front wheel of load,P1 =27kN, is at a distance, a=1.000m
from the left support. The bending moment at load point, P5 is equal to

P 114

4
11
3=

4=
P

68

68

68

68
5=

6=

7=

8=
P

P
P 27
27
1=

2=
P

1100 3200 1200 4300 3000 3000 3000

All forces are in kN All dimensions are in mm

Figure 1: Simply supported beam with IRC class A loading

(a) 2176.745 kNm

(b) 1741.396 kNm
(c) 1306.047 kNm
(d) 870.698 kNm
Bridge Engineering Problem Set-02 September 15, 2020

Q2: A simply supported beam of span 23.000m, is loaded with the IRC Class 70R(wheel)
loading as shown in Fig. 2. The front wheel of load,P1 =80kN, is at a distance,
a=1.000m from the left support. The bending moment at load point, P4 is equal
to

0
0

0
0
17
17

17
17
4=

5=

6=

7=
P
P

P
P
0

0
12

12
2=

3=
P

P
80
1=
P

3960 1520 2130 1370 3050 1370

Figure 2: Simply supported beam with IRC class 70R(wheel) loading

(a) 4793.843 kNm

(b) 3835.075 kNm
(c) 2876.306 kNm
(d) 1917.537 kNm