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INFLUENCE LINE

It was shown that the shear and moment


diagrams represent the most descriptive
methods for displaying the variation of
these loads in a member. If a structure is
subjected to a live or moving load,
however, the variation of the shear and
bending moment in the member is best
described using the influence line. An
influence line represents the variation of
either the reaction, shear, moment, or
deflection at a specific point in a member
as a concentrated force moves over the
member.
PROCEDURE FOR ANALYSIS

Either of the following two procedures can be used to construct the influence line at a
specific point P in a member for any function (reaction, shear, or moment).

Place a unit load at various locations, x, along the member, and at each location use
statics to determine the value of the function (reaction, shear, or moment) at the
specified point.
If the influence line for a vertical force reaction at a point on a beam is to be constructed,
consider the reaction to be positive at the point when it acts upward on the beam.
If a shear or moment influence line is to be drawn for a point, take the shear or moment
at the point as positive according to the same sign convention used for drawing shear and
moment diagrams.
If a shear or moment influence line is to be drawn for a point, take the shear or moment
at the point as positive according to the same sign convention used for drawing shear and
moment diagrams.
To avoid errors, it is recommended that one first construct a table, listing “unit load at x”
versus the corresponding value of the function calculated at the specific point; that is,
“reaction R,” “shear V,” or “moment M.” Once the load has been placed at various points
along the span of the member, the tabulated values can be plotted and the influence-line
segments constructed.
Influence-Line Equations

The influence line can also be constructed by placing


the unit load at a variable position x on the member
and then computing the value of R, V, or M at the
point as a function of x. In this manner, the equations
of the various line segments composing the influence
line can be determined and plotted.
EXAMPLE: SITUATION I
Construct the influence line for the
reactions, shear and moment at point
C of the beam.
EXAMPLE: SITUATION II
Construct the influence line for the
reactions, shear and moment at point
C of the beam.
EXAMPLE: SITUATION III
Determine the maximum positive
shear that can be developed at point
C in the beam shown due to a
concentrated moving load of 4000 lb
and a uniform moving load of 2000
lb/ft.
EXAMPLE: SITUATION IV
Draw the influence line for the force
in member GB of the bridge truss.

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