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Problem Set 2 - Moving Loads

This document is a problem set for the course ESci 132 – Mechanics of Deformable Bodies for the 2nd Semester AY 2025-2026. It contains various engineering problems related to shear and moment calculations for different loading situations on beams. Students are required to show complete solutions with units and specific rounding instructions.

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Problem Set 2 - Moving Loads

This document is a problem set for the course ESci 132 – Mechanics of Deformable Bodies for the 2nd Semester AY 2025-2026. It contains various engineering problems related to shear and moment calculations for different loading situations on beams. Students are required to show complete solutions with units and specific rounding instructions.

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ESci 132 – Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

2nd Semester AY 2025-2026


Problem Set 2

Name: I.D. Number:______________________________


Family Name, Given Name, M. I.

Answer the following problems. Show complete and systematic solutions. To be considered correct, answers
must be complete with units and rounded to five (5) decimal places.

SITUATION. A truck and trailer combination crossing a 25-m span beam has axle loads of 10 kN, 15 kN, 20
kN, and 25 kN. The loads are separated by distances of 2 m, 4 m, and 6 m, respectively.
1. What is the maximum shear developed in the beam? _________________
2. What is the maximum moment developed in the beam? _________________
3. At what distance from the left support is the absolute maximum moment located? ________________

SITUATION. Three wheel loads roll as a unit across a 44-ft span. The loads are 𝑃1 = 5000 𝑙𝑏 and 𝑃2 =
10000 𝑙𝑏 separated by 9 ft, and 𝑃3 = 7000 𝑙𝑏 at 18 ft from 𝑃2 .
4. Determine the maximum moment in the simply supported beam. _________________
5. Determine the maximum shear in the simply supported beam. _________________

SITUATION. Three equal loads of 30 kN each separated by 2 m between each load, rolls as a unit across a
12-m span simple beam.
6. Compute the maximum shear. _________________
7. Compute the maximum bending moment. _________________

SITUATION. A truck and trailer combination has wheel loads of 10 kN, 20 kN, and 30 kN, separated at a
distance of 3 mm and 5 m, respectively. The truck crosses a bridge having a simple span of 15 m.
8. Determine the maximum moment under the 10-kN load, in kN-m.
9. Determine the maximum moment under the 20-kN load, in kN-m.
10. Determine the maximum moment under the 30-kN load, in kN-m.
11. Determine the maximum shear due to the moving loads, in kN.

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