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MODULE- 31C
Influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures.
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1.

Muller Breslau principle in structural analysis is used for

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

drawing influence line diagram for any force function

writing virtual work equation
super-position of load effects
none of these

Ans: (a)
2.

A beam PQRS is 18m long and is simply supported at points Q and R

10m. Overhangs PQ and RS are 3m and 10m part. Overhangs PQ and
RS are 3m and 5m respectively. A train of two point loads of 150 kN
and 100 kN, 5m apart, crosses this beam from left to right with 100 kM
load leading.
The maximum sagging moment under the 150 kN load anywhere is
(a) 500 kNm (b) 45kNm
(c) 400 kNm (d) 375 kNm
Ans:

360+40

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3.

A beam PQRS is 18m long and is simply supported at points Q and R

10m. Overhangs PQ and RS are 3m and 10m part. Overhangs PQ and
RS are 3m and 5m respectively. A train of two point loads of 150 kN
and 100 kN, 5m apart, crosses this beam from left to right with 100 kM
load leading.
During the passage of the loads, the maximum and the minimum
reactions at support R, in kN, are respectively
(a) 300 and -30
(b) 300 and -25
(c) 225 and -30
(d) 225 and -25
Ans:

4.

A beam PQRS is 18m long and is simply supported at points Q and R

10m. Overhangs PQ and RS are 3m and 10m part. Overhangs PQ and
RS are 3m and 5m respectively. A train of two point loads of 150 kN
and 100 kN, 5m apart, crosses this beam from left to right with 100 kM
load leading.
The maximum hogging moment in the beam anywhere is
(a) 300 kNm (b) 450 kNm
(c) 500 kNm (d) 750 kNm
Ans:

ILD for B.M at R

5.

Consider the beam ABCD and the influence line as shown below. The
influence the pertains to

(a) Reaction at A, RA
(b) Shear force at B, VB
(c) Shear force on the left of C,
(d) Shear force on the right of C,
Ans: (b)

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6.

The influence line diagram (ILD) shown is for the member

(a) PS (b) RS (c) PQ (d) QS

Ans: (a)
7.

The span(s) to be loaded uniformly for maximum positive (upward)

reaction at support P, as shown in the figure below, is (are)

(A)
(C)

PQ only
(B)
QR and RS (D)

PQ and QR
PQ and RS

Ans:

PQ and RS
8.

The given figure shows a portal truss:

The influence line for force in member BC will be

Ans: (c)

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9.

For the fixed beam shown in the figure, the influence line diagram for
the bending moment at the mid-span of the beam is best represented as

Ans: (a)
10. For the continuous beam shown in figure, the influence line
diagram for support reaction at D is best represented as

Ans: (c)
11. Assertion(A): whether it is maximum BM at a section or absolute
maximum BM, the moving UDL should cover the entire span of a
simple beam if span is less than load length.
Reason (R): whether it is maximum BM at a section or absolute
maximum BM, the section in should be divided by the section in the
same ratio in which the section divides the span, if the span is greater
than load length.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Ans: (a)

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12. The influence line

for the beam shown in figure-I will be as in

Ans: (b)

13. For beam shown in figure-I, an influence line diagram is shown in

figure-II. The refers to

a)
b)
c)
d)

Reaction
Shear force at support D
BM at support B
Shear force at section XX

Ans: (d)

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14. Match list-I (beam) with list-II (influence line for BM) and select the
correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Codes:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Ans: (a)

A
2
3
2
1

B
1
1
5
3

C
3
4
3
5

D
5
5
4
4

15. The given figure shown a beam with its influence line for shear force
and bending moment at section l:

The value of the shear force and bending moment at section 1 due to a
concentrated load of 20kN placed at mid-span will be
a) 0.75 kN and 2.25 kN-m
b) 5 kN and 5 kN-m
c) 7.5 kN and 10 kN-m
d) 10 kN and 30 kN-m
Ans:

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16. A beam with cantilevered ends is shown in the given figure. Which one
of the following diagrams represent the influence line diagram for shear
force at section just to the right of the support A?

Ans: (a)
17. The influence line diagram for reaction B of the beam shown in figure-I
is

Ans: (d)

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18. An applied couple M is moving on a simply supported beam of span L
as shown in given figure. The absolute maximum bending moment
developed in the beam is

a)

M/2

b) M

c) 3M/2

d) 2M

Ans: (b)
19. For the propped cantilever shown in the figure, influence line for
reaction at the propped end is given by = f(X).

The influence line ordinate (

equation
a)
= f(X).L
b)
= f(X).X
c)
= X - f(X).X
d)
= X - f(X).L

) for moment at A is given by the

Ans: (d)
20. Which one of the following diagrams represents the influence line for
force in the member DG?

Ans: (d)

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21. Which one of the following statements is correct?
The influence line diagram (ILD) for bending moment at a section in a
cantilever is a triangle extending between the section and the
a) Fixed end with maximum ordinate under the section
b) Fixed end with maximum ordinate under the end
c) Unsupported end with maximum ordinate at the section
d) Unsupported end with maximum ordinate at the unsupported end
Ans: (d)
22. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the influence line for
the bending moment at one-fourths of the span from left support of a
prismatic beam simply support of a prismatic beam simply supported at
ends?
a) It is composed of straight lines only
b) It is composed of curved lines only
c) It is composed of straight and curved lines
d) It is parabolic
Ans: (a)
23. What is the shape of influence line diagram for the maximum bending
moment in respect of a simply supported beam?
a) Rectangular
b) Triangular
c) Parabolic
d) Circular
Ans: (c)
24. Consider the following statements:
1. Muller-Breslau,s principle is applicable only to indeterminate
structures.
2. Muller-Breslau,s principle is applicable only to determinate
structures.
3. Muller-Breslau,s principle is applicable only to determinate and
indeterminate structures.
4. For two span continuos beam ABC, the influence line diagrams
is/are
(I)

(II)

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Which of these statements are correct

a) 1 and 4 (ii)
b) 3 and (i)
c) 2 and 4(i)

d) 3 and 4(ii)

Ans: (d)

25. Which one of the following diagrams corresponds to the influence line
diagram for moment at A of the beam shown below in the figure?

Ans: (a)
26. What is the variation of influence line for stress function in statically
determinate structure?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Parabolic
Bilinear
Linear
Uniformly rectangular

Ans: (c)

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27. A concentrated load W moves on the span of a three-hinged arch. The
horizontal thrust at the supports is maximum when the load is at which
one of the following?
a)
b)
c)
d)

The springing
One-sixth of the span from one end
Quarter span
The crown

Ans: (d)
28. What is the ordinate of influence line at B for reaction
below?

a)

0.5

b) 0.4c) 0.2

in figure

d)Zero

Ans: (a)

29. What is the area of influence line diagram for the reaction at the hinged
end of a uniform propped cantilever beam of span L?
a)

L/8

b)L/2 c) L/4

d) 3L/8

Ans:

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30. What is the maximum ordinate for influence line for the force in the
member marked X?

a)

1.0

b)1.33

c)1.50

d) 2.50

Ans: (b)
31. The influence line force in member BC is

Ans: (d)

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32. The influence line diagram for the support moment at A of the fixed
beam AB of constant EI is

Ans: (a)

33. The absolute maximum bending moment that a simply supported girder
of span 10 m experiences when two concentrated loads 20 kN and 30
kN spaced 2 m apart (30 kN as leading at the right) crosses the girder
from left to right, is
a) 112.2 kN-m
b) 96.6kN-m
c) 136.8kN-m
d) 105.8 kN-m
Ans:

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34. A live load 20 kN/m, 6 m long moves on a simply supported girder AB
12 m long. For maximum bending moment to occur at 4 m from left
end A, where will the head of load be, as measured from A?
a) 4 m

b) 6 m c) 8 md) 10 m

Ans:

35. The influence line for vertical reaction at A of the beam is

Ans: (a)

36. The Muller-Breslau principle in structural analysis is used for

a)
b)
c)
d)

Drawing influence line diagram for any force function

Superimposition of load effects
Writing virtual work equation
None of above

Ans: (a)

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