Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Test-1
Autumn Semester, 2021-22
Date :\today Time : 90 mins. Full marks : 15 No. of students :
44 Sub. No. : CE61003 Sub. Name : Bridge
Engineering Students of 5th Year Dual Degree,
1st Year MTech and 4th Year BTech(H)
Answer ALL questions
Roll No.: 17CE31010 Name: Vinay Jaiswal

Problem : P1 A simply supported beam of span 22.000m, is loaded with the IRC Class
A loading as shown in Fig. 1.

All forces are in kN All dimensions are in mm

Figure 1: Simply supported beam with IRC class A loading

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IRC Class A Loading

1100 3200 1200 4300 3000 3000 3000

All forces are in kN

All dimensions are in mm
unless otherwise specified

18.8m

Figure 2: IRC Class A Loading

(1.1) Find the position of the resultant of the load from the front wheel of load, P1=27kN.

(1.2) Find the distance, a, of the front wheel of load, P1=27kN from the left support
for the absolute maximum bending moment.

(1.3) Calculate the absolute maximum bending moment.

(1.4) Calculate the reaction at the left support.

(1.5) Calculate the reaction at the right support.

(2.1) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P1.

(2.2) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P2.

(2.3) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P3.

(2.4) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P4.

(2.5) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P5.

(2.6) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P6.

(2.7) Calculate the bending moment at load point, P7.

(2.8) Calculate the bending moment at load point,

P8 .

(3.0) Find the distance, av, of the front wheel of load, P1=27kN from the left support
for the maximum shear force.
(3.1.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate left of load P1.
(3.1.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate right of load

P1. (3.2.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate left of load

P2. (3.2.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate right of

load P2. (3.3.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate left of

load P3. (3.3.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate right

of load P3. (3.4.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate left

of load P4. (3.4.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate

right of load P4. (3.5.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate

left of load P5. (3.5.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate

right of load P5. (3.6.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate

left of load P6. (3.6.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate

right of load P6. (3.7.1) Calculate the shear force at immediate

left of load P7. (3.7.2) Calculate the shear force at immediate

right of load P7. (3.8.1) Calculate the shear force at

immediate left of load P8. (3.8.2) Calculate the shear force at

immediate right of load P8.

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Length: Vehicle:
(1.1) Position of the resultant of the load 9.07m XPR
from the front wheel of load, P1=27kN.
(1.2) Distance, a, of the front wheel of load, P1=27kN from the A 6.1m
left support for the absolute maximum bending moment.
(1.3) Absolute maximum bending moment. Ma = 1681.5
(1.4) Reaction at the left support. RL =180.42
(1.5) Reaction at the right support. RR=305.58
(2.1) Bending moment at load point, P1. MP1
=1100.58
(2.2) Bending moment at load point, P2. MP2=
1269.34
(2.3) Bending moment at load point, P3. MP3=1673.40
(2.4) Bending moment at load point, P4. MP4=1688.8
(2.5) Bending moment at load point, P5. MP5=1252.02
(2.6) Bending moment at load point, P6. MP6=743.42
(2.7) Bending moment at load point, P7. MP7=30.56
(2.8) Bending moment at load point, P8. MP8=0

of load, P1=27kN from the left support

(3.0) Distance, av, of the front wheel av=6.1m

for the maximum shear force.

Left Right
(3.1) Shear force at P1 180.42 VP1L 153.42VP1R
(3.2) Shear force at P2 153.42 VP2L 126.42VP2R
(3.3) Shear force at P3 126.42VP3L 12.42VP3R
(3.4) Shear force at P4 12.42VP4L -101.58VP4R
(3.5) Shear force at P5 VP5L VP5R
(3.6) Shear force at P6 VP6L VP6R
(3.7) Shear force at P7 VP7L VP7R
(3.8) Shear force at P8 VP8L VP8R
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Note:3 Submit by 9-50am (September 07, 2021).