Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University

EGCE 406: Bridge Design Homework 1 (Due Monday, July 2nd 2007)

1. If you want to build a bridge to cross a river with a cross-section as shown below. What kind of a bridge would you build? Think of two different types and sketch it to scale. Compare the advantage and disadvantages and the factors that you need to consider between the two.

2. For the beam shown below, find the influence line for: a. Support Reaction at B b. Moment at B c. Shear at C d. Moment at C e. Shear to the left of D (Hint: Apply a shear release just to the left of D) f. Shear to the right of D (Hint: Apply a shear release just to the right of D)

4m

4m

6m

3m

3. Suppose the above structure has to carry a pair of concentrated load, each 5 kN, spaced at 2 m from each other. What would be the placement of these concentrated loads to produce the maximum effects in each of the cases above? Determine the maximum value.

5 kN 2m

5 kN

4. For the truck and bridge shown below. Determine the influence line for moment at midspan. Use the Increase-Decrease Method to find the load placement to get the maximum moment at midspan.