Explain moving load tracer and influence line.  

Creation date: 11/1/2017 12:08 AM    Updated: 9/6/2023 2:22 PM    influence line moving load analysis moving load tracer

Answer:


Midas CIvil uses influence line concept for moving load analysis.
1) Influence Line Option will only show influence lines for a particular position.
whereas
2) Moving load Tracer option will Trace and graphically display the vehicle loading condition (corresponding moving load case and location) that results in the maximum/minimum effect.

Also, The loading condition can be converted into a static loading by using MCT command shell. This is an extremely useful feature when we wish to find the static response of the particular loading condition that creates the maximum or minimum effect.
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