FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL
ENGINEERING

STRUCTURE LABORATORY

LABSHEET INSTRUCTION

Subject Code BFC 3051

Experiment code MSI - 05

Experiment Title SHEAR FORCE INFLUENCE LINES

Course Code
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JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN STRUKTUR & BAHAN
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM & ALAM SEKITAR
UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA
BATU PAHAT JOHOR

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1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 Part 1: To plot Shear force influence line.

1.2 Part 2: To verify the use of a shear force influence on a simply supported
beam

2.0 LEARNING OUTCOME

2.1 The application the engineering knowledge in practical application

2.2 To enhance technical competency in structural engineering through
laboratory application.
2.3 To communicate effectively in group
2.4 To identify problem, solving and finding out appropriate solution through
laboratory application

3.0 INTRODUCTION

Moving loads on beams are common features of design. Many road bridges are
constructed from beam, and as such have to be designed to carry a knife edge load,
or a string of wheel loads, or a uniformly distributed load, or perhaps the worst
combination of all three. The method of solving the problem is to use influence
lines.

Prepared by:

Name: Ahmad Zurisman bin Mohd Ali

Singnature:

Date: 9 July 2007

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4.0 THEORY

Defination: Shear influence line is defined as a line representing the changes

in shear force at a section of a beam when a unit load moves on the beam

Part 1: This Experiment examines how shear force varies at a cut section as a
unit load moves from one end to another ( see Figure 1). From the diagram,
shear force influence line equation can be writen.

For 0 x a a shear line is given by :

Sy = x L (1)

For a x b shear line is given by:

Sy = 1 x L . (2)

1 (unit load ) x cut

x Sy

RA Sy RB

a b

Figure 1

Part 2: If the beam are loaded as shown in Figure 2, the shear force at the cut
can be calculated using the influence line. (See diagram 2).

Shear force at cut section = F1 y1 + F2 y2 + F3 y3 (3)

(y1 , y2 and y3 are ordinates derived from the influence line in terms of

x1, x2, x3 ,a , b and L)

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F1 F2 F3 a+b = L

x1
x2

x3

Shear Force Influence

line for cut
section.
y1 y2 y3

Figure 2

4.0 APPARATUS

Sketch the apparatus used in this experiment and named the essential components
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5.0 PROCEDURES

Part 1:
1. Check the Digital Force Meter reads zero with no load.
2. Place hanger with any mass range between 100g to 300g at the first
grooved hanger support at the left support and record the Digital Force
reading in Table 1.
3. Repeat the procedure to the next grooved hanger until to the last
grooved hanger at the right hand support
4. Complete the calculation in Table 1.
Part 2:
1. Place three load hangers with 100g. 200g and 300g mass
respectively at any position between the supports. Record the
positions and the Digital Force Display reading in Table 2.
2. Repeat the procedure with three other locations.
3. Complete the calculation in Table 2

6.0 RESULT
Part 1:

Location of load Digital Force Shear Force Experimenta Theoretical

from left hand Display at cut section l Influence Influence
support (m) Reading (N) (N) line value lines value

0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.26
0.34
0.36
0.38
0.40

Table 1
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Notes:
1. Shear force at cut section is the same value given by Digital force reading. Add ve
sign to the value for positions 320mm to 380mm.
ShearForce( N )
2. Experimental Influence line values =
Load ( N )
3. Calculate the theoretical value using the equation 1 for load position 40 to 260 mm
and equation 2 for load position 320mm to 380mm.

Part 2 :

Location Position of hanger from left hand Shear Theoretical

support (m) force Shear
Digital (Nm)
100g 200g 300g Reading
(N)
1
2
3
4

Table 2
Notes:
1. Theoretical Shear Force is calculated using Equation (3)

7.0 DISCUSSIONS

Part 1

1. Derive equation 1 and 2.

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2. On the same graph paper, plot the theoretical and experimental values
against distance from left hand support.

3. Comment on the shape of the graph. What does it tell you about how shear
force varies at the cut section as a load moved on the beam.

4. Comment on the experimental result compared to the theoretical result

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Part 2

1. Comment the experimental result and the theoretical result in Table 2.

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8.0 CONCLUSIONS

What can you prove from the experiment

Part 1:

Part 2: