4.

0 RESULT & ANALYSIS

4.1 Part 1
1. Shear force at cut section is the same value given by Digital force reading.
Add negative sign to the value for positions 320mm to 380mm.
2. Experimental Influence line values =

Shear Force (N)

Load(N)

3. Calculate the theoretical value using equation 1 for load position 40 to 260
mm and equation 2 for load position 320mm to 280mm.
Table 1
Location of load

Digital Force

Shear Force at

Experimental

Theoretical

from left hand

Display Reading

cut section (N)

Influence line

Influence line

support (m)

(N)

value

value

0.04

0.01

-0.01

-0.003

-0.091

0.06

0.02

-0.02

-0.007

-0.136

0.08

0.03

-0.03

-0.010

-0.182

0.10

0.04

-0.04

-0.014

-0.228

0.12

0.2

-0.2

-0.068

-0.272

0.14

0.3

-0.3

-0.102

-0.318

0.16

0.4

-0.4

-0.136

-0.364

0.18

0.7

-0.7

-0.238

-0.409

0.20

0.8

-0.8

-0.272

-0.455

0.22

1.2

-1.2

-0.408

-0.500

0.24

1.0

-1.0

-0.340

-0.545

0.26

0.7

-0.7

-0.238

-0.591

0.34

-0.4

0.4

0.136

0.227

0.36

-0.3

0.3

0.102

0.182

0.38

-0.2

0.2

0.068

0.136

0.40

-0.1

0.1

0.034

0.091

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Part 2
1. Theoretical Shear Force is calculated using Equation 3.
Table 2

Location

Position of hanger from left hand support (m)

100g

200g

300g

Shear force

Theoretical

Digital

Shear (Nm)

Reading (N)
1

0.06

0.14

0.24

1.7

-2.407

0.38

0.06

0.12

0.9

-0.952

0.10

0.22

0.34

0.5

-0.547

0.14

0.36

0.06

0.3

-0.362

EXAMPLE CALCULATION FOR PART 1

Experimental Influence Line Value

Location

= 0.04m

Load

= 300g
= 0.30kg
= 0.30 x 9.81
= 2.943 N @ 2.94 N

Shear Force at Cut Section = -0.01 N

Experimental Influence line value = Shear Force (N)

Load (N)
= - 0.01 N__
2.94 N
= -0.0034

Theoretical Influence Line Value

For Load Position 40mm to 260mm;

Sy = -x / L

Equation 1

For Load Position 320mm to 380mm;

Sy = 1 x / L

L = 0.44m
Location (x)

= 0.04m ( use equation 1)

Load

= 300g
= 0.30kg
= 0.30 x 9.81
= 2.94 N

Theoretical Influence line value =

-0.04
0.44

= -0.091

L = 0.44m
Location (x) = 0.38m (use equation 2)
Load

= 300g
= 0.30kg
= 0.30 x 9.81
= 2.94 N

Theoretical Influence line value = 1 - 0.38

0.44
= 0.136

Equation 2

EXAMPLE CALCULATION FOR PART 2

Shear Force at Cut Section =
F1 =

100g

0.1 x 0.981

0.981N @ 1 N

F2 =

200g

0.2 x 9.81

1.962N @ 2 N

F3 =

F1y1 + F2y2 + F3y3 (Equation 3)

300g

0.3 x 9.81

2.943N @ 3 N

From Table 1;
When y1 = 0.06, theoretical value = -0.136
y2 = 0.14, theoretical value = -0.318
y3 = 0.24, theoretical value = -0.545

Location 1

F1y1 + F2y2 + F3y3

1 (-0.136) + 2 (-0.318) + 3 (-0.545)

- 2.407Nm

When y1 = 0.38, theoretical value = 0.136

y2 = 0.06, theoretical value = -0.136
y3 = 0.12, theoretical value = -0.272

Location 2

F1y1 + F2y2 + F3y3

1 (0.136) + 2 (-0.136) + 3 (-0.272)

-0.952 Nm

When y1 = 0.10, theoretical value = -0.228

y2 = 0.22, theoretical value = -0.500
y3 = 0.34, theoretical value = 0.227

Location 3

F1y1 + F2y2 + F3y3

1 (-0.228) + 2(-0.500) + 3 (0.227)

-0.547 Nm

When y1 = 0.14, theoretical value = -0.318

y2 = 0.36, theoretical value = 0.182
y3 = 0.06, theoretical value = -0.136

Location 4

F1y1 + F2y2 + F3y3

1 (-0.318) + 2 (0.182) + 3 (-0.136)

-0.362 Nm