Homework #8 Semester I 2012/2013

KL2103 Engineering Mechanics, Class 02

Due: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Problem 1
Draw the influence lines of:
vertical reactions at supports B, D, and F
bending moment at E (the middle of span DF)
shear force immediately to the left and right of support D
as a unit load moves from A to G.







Problem 2
Use the influence lines from Problem 1 to calculate all reactions and bending moment at E for the
structure shown below.










Problem 3
The beam structure in Problem 1 will be designed to receive:
Dead load: uniform load of 3 kips/ft, applied on the entire beam, and
Live loads: uniform load of 6 kips/ft and a concentrated load of 25 kips.

Use the influence lines to determine:
the maximum value of each vertical reactions
the maximum value of positive bending moment at E
the maximum value of negative bending moment at E
the maximum value of shear force immediately to the left of support D
the maximum value of shear force immediately to the right of support D


Problem 4
Repeat Problem 3, but replace the live loads with the wheel loads shown below:









B
10 ft
C
D
12 ft
E
12 ft
A G F
10 ft 10 ft 6 ft
B
10 ft
C
D
12 ft
E
12 ft
A G F
10 ft 10 ft 6 ft
5 kips/ft
3 kips/ft
10 kips
20 kips
12 ft
24 kips
6 ft
24 kips
6 kips