Influence Line

Diagrams-I
Theory of Structures - I

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Contents
Introduction
Influence

lines for Beams

Reactions
Shear
Moments

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Introduction
In

normal shear force and bending moment

diagrams, load remains static and crosssection of beam changes for various values.

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 In

influence line diagrams for various

functions (i.e. shear, bending moment,
reactions), x-section remains static and load
moves.

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Influence lines for Beams

6
12
Unit load
at x = 3

Unit load
at x = 0

RA=1

Unit load
at x = 6

RB=0

RA=0.75

RB=0.25

0.75

RB=0.5

0.25

RA=0.25
0.25

+
-

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RA=0.5

0. 5

RB=0.75 RA=0

+
0.75 -

3.0
1.5

Unit load
at x = 12
1

0. 5

2.25

Unit load
at x = 9

1.5

2.25

RB=1

RA=

RB=

V6L=

V6R=

M6L=

M6R=

1-x/12

x/12

-x/12

1-x/12

x/2

6-x/2

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.75

0.25

-0.25

1.5

-0.50

3.0

6
0.50

0.50

0.25

12

0.0

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+0.50

3.0

0.75

0.25

1.5

1.0

0.0

1.0

0.5

ILD for RA

0.5
ILD for Shear at 6 from A
1.0

ILD for RB
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3.0

ILD for Moment at 6 from A

Practice Problems
Example

6-1 to 6-8
Chapter 6
Structural Analysis by R C Hibbeler

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