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Module 1 MOVING LOADS

This document discusses the analysis of beams subjected to moving concentrated loads. For a single moving load, the maximum moment occurs at midspan and maximum shear near the support. For two loads, maximum moment is given by a formula involving the loads and their distance, and maximum shear occurs when the larger load is over a support. For three or more loads, maximum moment occurs under the largest load when other loads position it at the beam's midpoint, and maximum shear occurs with the largest load over a support and others still on the span. Example problems are given to calculate maximum moment and shear for beams with different load configurations crossing the span.

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Module 1 MOVING LOADS

This document discusses the analysis of beams subjected to moving concentrated loads. For a single moving load, the maximum moment occurs at midspan and maximum shear near the support. For two loads, maximum moment is given by a formula involving the loads and their distance, and maximum shear occurs when the larger load is over a support. For three or more loads, maximum moment occurs under the largest load when other loads position it at the beam's midpoint, and maximum shear occurs with the largest load over a support and others still on the span. Example problems are given to calculate maximum moment and shear for beams with different load configurations crossing the span.

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CEMA 412/411

MOVING LOADS
Beams or girders such as in a bridge or an overhead crane are subjected to
moving concentrated loads, which are at fixed distance with each other. The
problem here is to determine the moment under each load when each load is in
position to cause a maximum moment. The largest value of these moments
governs the design of the beam.

Single Moving Loads


For a single moving load, the maximum moment occurs when the load is at the
midspan and the maximum shear occurs when the load is very near the support
(usually assumed to lie over the support).

𝑃𝐿
𝑀𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝑃
4
Two Moving Loads

For two moving loads, the maximum shear occurs at the reaction when the
larger load is over that support. The maximum moment is given by
(𝑃𝐿 − 𝑃𝑠 𝑑 )2
𝑀𝑚𝑎𝑥 =
4𝑃𝐿
where Ps is the smaller load, Pb is the bigger load, and P is the total load (P =
Ps + Pb).

Three or more moving loads


In general, the bending moment under a particular load is a maximum when
the center of the beam is midway between that load and the resultant of all the
loads then on the span. With this rule, we compute the maximum moment
under each load, and use the biggest of the moments for the design. Usually,
the biggest of these moments occurs under the biggest load.

The maximum shear occurs at the reaction where the resultant load is nearest.
Usually, it happens if the biggest load is over that support and as many a
possible of the remaining loads are still on the span.

In determining the largest moment and shear, it is sometimes necessary to


check the condition when the bigger loads are on the span and the rest of the
smaller loads are outside.
PROBLEM SET NO. 1

NAME: ______________________________________________
RATING
DATE SUBMITTED: _____________________

1. A Chiller Trucks with axle loads of 40 kN and 60 kN on a wheel base of


5 m rolls across a 10-m span. Compute the maximum bending moment
and the maximum shearing force.
2. A small truck with axle loads of 30 kN and 50 kN on a wheel base of 4 m
crossing an 8-m span. Compute the maximum bending moment and the
maximum shearing force.
3. A trailer weighing 3000 lb, with a wheel base of 9 ft, carries 1800 lb of its
load on the rear wheels. Compute the maximum moment and maximum
shear when crossing a 14 ft-span.
4. Three wheel loads roll as a unit across a 44-ft span. The loads are P1 =
4000 lb and P2 = 8000 lb separated by 9 ft, and P 3 = 6000 lb at 18 ft from
P2. Determine the maximum moment and maximum shear in the simply
supported span.
5. A truck and trailer combination crossing a 12-m span has axle loads of 10,
20, and 30 kN separated respectively by distances of 3 and 5 m. Compute
the maximum moment and maximum shear developed in the span.

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