INFLUENCE LINES

PREPARED BY: PINTO, CHARIE ALISON R.

REPORTED BY: BAGAGÑAN, KARL ROBIN MAGALONA

GATUS, BIEN CARLO
JIMENEZ, JOSEPH JOHN JAYSON
ONG, SAMUEL ALLAN FAJARDO
PAGUIA, JAYSON ANDREW FRANCISCO
 OBJECTIVES

• Introduction of Influence Lines

• Influence Lines for Beam
• Influence Lines for Truss
• Influence Lines for Girder
 WHAT IS INFLUENCE LINE?

An influence line is a plot of the magnitude of the resulting

reaction/axial forces/shear/moment generated in a beam or structure
as a unit load travels across its length. Influence lines can be generated
for any of these actions (reactions, axial forces, shears, or moments) in a
structure.
 DIFFERENCE OF INFLUENCE LINE AND
SHEAR OR MOMENT DIAGRAM

Influence line represent the effect of a moving load only at a specified point
on a member, whereas shear and moment diagrams represent the effect of
fixed loads at all points along the axis of the member.
 INFLUENCE LINES FOR BEAMS
1 Construct the IL for RA, RC, RD, VE,
hinge 1m 1m and MF.
A B E C F D
5m 4m 5m
 INFLUENCE LINES FOR BEAMS
1 Draw the influence line for RA, RB, VC,
hinge and MD. Calculate the maximum
values for the functions due to
A C D B
1m 3m 4m 3m
a. A moving concentrated load of
10kN
b. A moving horizontal uniform load
of 4kN/m
 INFLUENCE LINES FOR GIRDER
Construct the IL for RB, RF, shear in
1

panel CD, and moment in panel point A B C D E F G

E.
4m 4m 4m 4m 4m 2m
 INFLUENCE LINES FOR GIRDERS
Draw the influence line for the shear in
1

panel CD of the girder. Determine the A B C D

maximum negative live shear in panel
CD due to a uniform live load of E

500lb/ft acting on the to beams. 8ft 8ft 8ft 8ft 8ft

 INFLUENCE LINES FOR TRUSSES
B D F H J
1
4m

A C E G I K L
10m 10m 10m 10m 10m 10m

Construct the IL for bar forces in members FG, EF, DF, and BE. Determine
also the maximum values of the functions due to moving single load of
8kN.
 INFLUENCE LINES FOR TRUSSES
H I J K L

1 3m

A B C D E F G
6 panels @ 3m = 18m

For the Pratt truss shown above, draw the influence diagram for
members JK, DK, and DE.
THANK YOU!!!
 REFERENCES
• Hibbeler Structural Analysis 8th ed.
• Mathalino.com