- 2070 Magh · 12 marks
Circular arch: BM, thrust, shear at D, BM diagram
Short answer
Bending moment at D is 67.71 kN m, normal thrust is 69.89 kN, and radial shear is 6.48 kN.
Determine B.M, normal thrust, radial shear at point D of circular arch as shown in figure below. Also draw bending moment diagram. [Figure: three hinged circular arch, A and B hinge supports; crown hinge C with a rise of 5 m; AD = 4 m, D to C horizontally 4 m, C to B 8 m as dimensioned; 20 kN/m UDL on the left part; 10 kN horizontal load at 3 m from the crown. Details partly unclear.]
Assumptions (details partly unclear in the figure): three-hinged circular arch, and hinged, crown hinge at m with rise m; m, m, m, so the span is m and is at m. UDL 20 kN/m on the left part ( to 8 m). The 10 kN horizontal load acts to the right at the arch point 3 m (horizontally) to the right of the crown ( m).
Radius: m. Equation: . At : m, , . At the 10 kN load, m.
Reactions
Let act to the right at and to the left at .
Horizontal equilibrium: .
Moments about :
Hinge condition (left part, moments about ; the 10 kN load is on the right part):
Forces at D
Bending moment diagram
at various sections:
| x (m) | y (m) | M (kN m) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.673 | 35.28 |
| 4 | 4.05 | 67.71 |
| 6 | 4.772 | 59.15 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 4.772 | -72.05 |
| 11 | 4.479 | -97.4 |
| 12 | 4.05 | -110.39 |
| 14 | 2.673 | -100.26 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 |
The bending moment is continuous at the 10 kN load (the load has no moment arm about its own point); only the slope of the curve changes there. at , and (hinges). The largest sagging moment is about kN m at m (under the UDL), and the largest hogging moment is about kN m at m (in the right half).
BMD (positive = sagging, scale approx.)
x (m) 0 4 8 11 12.7 16
M 0 67.7 0 -97.4 -113.1 0
Answer: at : bending moment kN m, normal thrust kN, radial shear kN.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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