- 2076 Asoj · 6 marks
ILD: moment at support B, fixed-propped beam
Short answer
Using moment distribution, M_B is hogging throughout. At mid-AB (x=L) ordinate is -0.15L; at mid-BC (x=2.5L) ordinate is -0.075L. Zero at supports.
Draw Influence Line diagram for the moment at support B of a propped cantilever beam as shown. Plot ordinates at 0.50 times span length. [Figure: two-span beam ABC; A fixed, B interior support, C roller; AB = 2L, BC = L, EI constant.]
Sign convention: sagging moment (+), hogging moment (-); shear positive when the left part tends to go up; reaction positive upward. Ordinates are for a unit load moving along the beam.
Method
Beam ABC: A fixed, B and C supports, , , constant . Use the moment-distribution (stiffness) form: rotational stiffness at B of AB is (far end fixed) and of BC is (far end C is a roller, moment zero). So the distribution factors at B are and .
Unit load in AB at from A: ; support moment :
Unit load in BC at from B: the fixed-end moment at B with C released is , and of it:
Sample: : . : .
Ordinates (at 0.25 and 0.5 times each span length)
| Position | Load at | Ordinate of |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0L | |
| 0.25 AB | 0.5L | |
| 0.5 AB (L from A) | 1L | |
| 0.75 AB | 1.5L | |
| B | 2L | |
| 0.25 BC | 2.25L | |
| 0.5 BC | 2.5L | |
| 0.75 BC | 2.75L | |
| C | 3L |
ILD shape
*****---------------------------*--------------**
**** ** **** *****
**** * *****
**** ***
*********
^ ^ ^
The ILD is hogging throughout; the largest ordinate in AB is about near , and in BC about near from B (mid-span value ).
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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