Singular Function Models of a Simply Continuous Beam Bridge under a Moving Load

Abstract

The system of a simply continuous beam was looked on as one span beam with several internal elastic supports of inexhaustible stiffness. There were two types of models such as the dynamic models by a moving concentrated force and by a moving mass. A three-span beam was introduced as example solved with the present model by a moving concentrated force and FEM, which verified that the present model was correct. Two cases of the example bridge by a moving concentrated force and by a moving mass were considered. The results indicate that mass of the moving load has little influence over the dynamic responses of the simply continuous beam bridge.