Highway Bridge with Rocker Support

12 m bridge beam with three unequal axle loads (60, 90, 45 kN) and a rocker (vertical-only) right-end support; peak moment 427.5 kN·m occurs at the 90 kN axle where shear changes sign.

Category: beam · Difficulty: Basic

Solution

Support reactions (solver-verified)
SupportRx (N)Ry (N)Mz (N·m)
A0101.250
D093.750

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