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 cross-
section 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 Unit load Unit load Unit load Unit load
at x = 0 at x = 3 at x = 6 at x = 9 at x = 12
1 1 1 1 1

RA=1 RB=0 RA=0.75 RB=0.25 RA=0.5 RB=0.5 RA=0.25 RB=0.75 RA=0 RB=1
0.75 0. 5
+ 0.25
+ +
- -
0.25 0. 5 0.75 -
3.0
2.25 2.25
1.5 1.5

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 x RA= RB= V6L= V6R= M6L= M6R=
1-x/12 x/12 -x/12 1-x/12 x/2 6-x/2
0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0
3 0.75 0.25 -0.25 1.5
6 -0.50 3.0
0.50 0.50
6 +0.50 3.0
9 0.25 0.75 0.25 1.5
12 0.0 1.0 0.0 0
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1.0 0.5

ILD for RA
0.5
ILD for Shear at 6 from A
1.0 3.0

ILD for Moment at 6 from A

ILD for RB
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Practice Problems
 Example 6-1 to 6-8
 Chapter 6
 Structural Analysis by R C Hibbeler

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