Saurav Shrestha
Class No: 31
CE 448 Structural Design of Highway Bridges
HW# 2
Date: 02/08/2016
Q. Determine the absolute maximum moment in the beam caused by the wheel loads of the moving truck.
Given,
Span Length, L =
Let,
x1
=
x2
=
x3
=
Ra
=
Rb
=
V1
=
V2
=
V3
=
V4
=
Mmax
=
80 ft
Distance of front wheel from the support A in ft.
Distance of middle wheel from the support A in ft.
Distance of rear wheel from the support A in ft.
Reaction at support A
Reaction at support B
Shear force/reaction at support A and shear at just left of the front wheel load
Shear force at just right of front wheel load and just left of middle wheel load
Shear force at just right of middle wheel load and just left of rear wheel load
Shear force at just right of rear wheel load and just left of the support B
Maximum Moment of the case
x3
x2
Front Middle Rear
x1
Total Load from
wheel
load
kips
wheel
load
kips
32
Wheel
Load
kips
32
8k
wheel
kips
72
80 ft
32k 32k
14'
14'
Table: Calculation of absolute maximum moment in the beam caused by the wheel loads of the moving truck
SN.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
x1
ft
40.1
40
39.9
39.8
39.7
39.6
39.5
39.4
39.3
39.2
39.1
39
38.9
38.8
38.7
38.6
38.5
38.4
38.3
38.2
x2
ft
54.1
54
53.9
53.8
53.7
53.6
53.5
53.4
53.3
53.2
53.1
53
52.9
52.8
52.7
52.6
52.5
52.4
52.3
52.2
x3
ft
68.1
68
67.9
67.8
67.7
67.6
67.5
67.4
67.3
67.2
67.1
67
66.9
66.8
66.7
66.6
66.5
66.4
66.3
66.2
Ra
kips
19.110
19.200
19.290
19.380
19.470
19.560
19.650
19.740
19.830
19.920
20.010
20.100
20.190
20.280
20.370
20.460
20.550
20.640
20.730
20.820
Rb
kips
52.890
52.800
52.710
52.620
52.530
52.440
52.350
52.260
52.170
52.080
51.990
51.900
51.810
51.720
51.630
51.540
51.450
51.360
51.270
51.180
V1
kips
19.110
19.200
19.290
19.380
19.470
19.560
19.650
19.740
19.830
19.920
20.010
20.100
20.190
20.280
20.370
20.460
20.550
20.640
20.730
20.820
1
V2
kips
11.110
11.200
11.290
11.380
11.470
11.560
11.650
11.740
11.830
11.920
12.010
12.100
12.190
12.280
12.370
12.460
12.550
12.640
12.730
12.820
V3
kips
-20.890
-20.800
-20.710
-20.620
-20.530
-20.440
-20.350
-20.260
-20.170
-20.080
-19.990
-19.900
-19.810
-19.720
-19.630
-19.540
-19.450
-19.360
-19.270
-19.180
V4
kips
-52.890
-52.800
-52.710
-52.620
-52.530
-52.440
-52.350
-52.260
-52.170
-52.080
-51.990
-51.900
-51.810
-51.720
-51.630
-51.540
-51.450
-51.360
-51.270
-51.180
Mmax
kips-ft
921.851
924.800
927.731
930.644
933.539
936.416
939.275
942.116
944.939
947.744
950.531
953.300
956.051
958.784
961.499
964.196
966.875
969.536
972.179
974.804
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Class No: 31
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
24
23.9
23.8
23.7
23.6
23.5
23.4
23.3
23.2
23.1
23
22.9
22.8
22.7
22.6
22.5
22.4
22.3
22.2
22.1
22
21.9
21.8
21.7
21.6
21.5
21.4
21.3
21.2
21.1
21
20.9
20.8
20.7
20.6
20.5
20.4
20.3
20.2
20.1
20
19.9
19.8
19.7
19.6
19.5
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37.9
37.8
37.7
37.6
37.5
37.4
37.3
37.2
37.1
37
36.9
36.8
36.7
36.6
36.5
36.4
36.3
36.2
36.1
36
35.9
35.8
35.7
35.6
35.5
35.4
35.3
35.2
35.1
35
34.9
34.8
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.4
34.3
34.2
34.1
34
33.9
33.8
33.7
33.6
33.5
52
51.9
51.8
51.7
51.6
51.5
51.4
51.3
51.2
51.1
51
50.9
50.8
50.7
50.6
50.5
50.4
50.3
50.2
50.1
50
49.9
49.8
49.7
49.6
49.5
49.4
49.3
49.2
49.1
49
48.9
48.8
48.7
48.6
48.5
48.4
48.3
48.2
48.1
48
47.9
47.8
47.7
47.6
47.5
33.600
33.690
33.780
33.870
33.960
34.050
34.140
34.230
34.320
34.410
34.500
34.590
34.680
34.770
34.860
34.950
35.040
35.130
35.220
35.310
35.400
35.490
35.580
35.670
35.760
35.850
35.940
36.030
36.120
36.210
36.300
36.390
36.480
36.570
36.660
36.750
36.840
36.930
37.020
37.110
37.200
37.290
37.380
37.470
37.560
37.650
38.400
38.310
38.220
38.130
38.040
37.950
37.860
37.770
37.680
37.590
37.500
37.410
37.320
37.230
37.140
37.050
36.960
36.870
36.780
36.690
36.600
36.510
36.420
36.330
36.240
36.150
36.060
35.970
35.880
35.790
35.700
35.610
35.520
35.430
35.340
35.250
35.160
35.070
34.980
34.890
34.800
34.710
34.620
34.530
34.440
34.350
33.600
33.690
33.780
33.870
33.960
34.050
34.140
34.230
34.320
34.410
34.500
34.590
34.680
34.770
34.860
34.950
35.040
35.130
35.220
35.310
35.400
35.490
35.580
35.670
35.760
35.850
35.940
36.030
36.120
36.210
36.300
36.390
36.480
36.570
36.660
36.750
36.840
36.930
37.020
37.110
37.200
37.290
37.380
37.470
37.560
37.650
2
25.600
25.690
25.780
25.870
25.960
26.050
26.140
26.230
26.320
26.410
26.500
26.590
26.680
26.770
26.860
26.950
27.040
27.130
27.220
27.310
27.400
27.490
27.580
27.670
27.760
27.850
27.940
28.030
28.120
28.210
28.300
28.390
28.480
28.570
28.660
28.750
28.840
28.930
29.020
29.110
29.200
29.290
29.380
29.470
29.560
29.650
-6.400
-6.310
-6.220
-6.130
-6.040
-5.950
-5.860
-5.770
-5.680
-5.590
-5.500
-5.410
-5.320
-5.230
-5.140
-5.050
-4.960
-4.870
-4.780
-4.690
-4.600
-4.510
-4.420
-4.330
-4.240
-4.150
-4.060
-3.970
-3.880
-3.790
-3.700
-3.610
-3.520
-3.430
-3.340
-3.250
-3.160
-3.070
-2.980
-2.890
-2.800
-2.710
-2.620
-2.530
-2.440
-2.350
HW# 2
Date: 02/08/2016
-38.400
-38.310
-38.220
-38.130
-38.040
-37.950
-37.860
-37.770
-37.680
-37.590
-37.500
-37.410
-37.320
-37.230
-37.140
-37.050
-36.960
-36.870
-36.780
-36.690
-36.600
-36.510
-36.420
-36.330
-36.240
-36.150
-36.060
-35.970
-35.880
-35.790
-35.700
-35.610
-35.520
-35.430
-35.340
-35.250
-35.160
-35.070
-34.980
-34.890
-34.800
-34.710
-34.620
-34.530
-34.440
-34.350
1164.800
1164.851
1164.884
1164.899
1164.896
1164.875
1164.836
1164.779
1164.704
1164.611
1164.500
1164.371
1164.224
1164.059
1163.876
1163.675
1163.456
1163.219
1162.964
1162.691
1162.400
1162.091
1161.764
1161.419
1161.056
1160.675
1160.276
1159.859
1159.424
1158.971
1158.500
1158.011
1157.504
1156.979
1156.436
1155.875
1155.296
1154.699
1154.084
1153.451
1152.800
1152.131
1151.444
1150.739
1150.016
1149.275
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256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
14.7
14.6
14.5
14.4
14.3
14.2
14.1
14
13.9
13.8
13.7
13.6
13.5
13.4
13.3
13.2
13.1
13
12.9
12.8
12.7
12.6
12.5
12.4
12.3
12.2
12.1
12
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28.7
28.6
28.5
28.4
28.3
28.2
28.1
28
27.9
27.8
27.7
27.6
27.5
27.4
27.3
27.2
27.1
27
26.9
26.8
26.7
26.6
26.5
26.4
26.3
26.2
26.1
26
42.7
42.6
42.5
42.4
42.3
42.2
42.1
42
41.9
41.8
41.7
41.6
41.5
41.4
41.3
41.2
41.1
41
40.9
40.8
40.7
40.6
40.5
40.4
40.3
40.2
40.1
40
41.970
42.060
42.150
42.240
42.330
42.420
42.510
42.600
42.690
42.780
42.870
42.960
43.050
43.140
43.230
43.320
43.410
43.500
43.590
43.680
43.770
43.860
43.950
44.040
44.130
44.220
44.310
44.400
30.030
29.940
29.850
29.760
29.670
29.580
29.490
29.400
29.310
29.220
29.130
29.040
28.950
28.860
28.770
28.680
28.590
28.500
28.410
28.320
28.230
28.140
28.050
27.960
27.870
27.780
27.690
27.600
41.970
42.060
42.150
42.240
42.330
42.420
42.510
42.600
42.690
42.780
42.870
42.960
43.050
43.140
43.230
43.320
43.410
43.500
43.590
43.680
43.770
43.860
43.950
44.040
44.130
44.220
44.310
44.400
33.970
34.060
34.150
34.240
34.330
34.420
34.510
34.600
34.690
34.780
34.870
34.960
35.050
35.140
35.230
35.320
35.410
35.500
35.590
35.680
35.770
35.860
35.950
36.040
36.130
36.220
36.310
36.400
Therefore, the absolute maximum moment in the beam caused by the
wheel loads of the moving truck
1.970
2.060
2.150
2.240
2.330
2.420
2.510
2.600
2.690
2.780
2.870
2.960
3.050
3.140
3.230
3.320
3.410
3.500
3.590
3.680
3.770
3.860
3.950
4.040
4.130
4.220
4.310
4.400
=
HW# 2
Date: 02/08/2016
-30.030
-29.940
-29.850
-29.760
-29.670
-29.580
-29.490
-29.400
-29.310
-29.220
-29.130
-29.040
-28.950
-28.860
-28.770
-28.680
-28.590
-28.500
-28.410
-28.320
-28.230
-28.140
-28.050
-27.960
-27.870
-27.780
-27.690
-27.600
1120.119
1119.756
1119.375
1118.976
1118.559
1118.124
1117.671
1117.200
1116.711
1116.204
1115.679
1115.136
1114.575
1113.996
1113.399
1112.784
1112.151
1111.500
1110.831
1110.144
1109.439
1108.716
1107.975
1107.216
1106.439
1105.644
1104.831
1104.000
1164.899 kips-ft