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Influence line

Move a unit load along one or two spans; find the largest absolute response to a single axle.

MPa
m⁴
m²
m
kN
m
Sampled maximum axle effect15 kN·mx = 3 m

Engine vs formula: Relative difference 6.2 × 10−11 %

Sampled maximum axle effect: Engine 15 / Classical method 15 kN·m · 6.2 × 10−11 %

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Sparse Cholesky solver (96 free DOFs)

Residual 0.00e0 (96 free DOFs)

Closed form / Classical method

Statics for one span; force method for two spans: release the middle support and impose zero deflection there. Axle effect = axle load × influence ordinate.

Assumptions

Linear elastic, small displacements. Prismatic Euler–Bernoulli frame members; truss bars carry axial force only with ideal pin joints. Self-weight is excluded. No shear deformation, geometric nonlinearity or design checks.

Technical details

Production Stabileo solver · planar Euler–Bernoulli frame elements.

32 elements per span. Diagram extrema are sampled. Influence lines use 101 positions plus the section and its two sides; axle extrema are sampled, not an exact optimization. Shear is evaluated immediately left of the section.

Total nodal DOFs: 99