Unit: SEV320 Theory of Structures

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Instructions: 1. Thetotalmarkis70. 2. You must finish Problems 1, 2, 3 and 4. For Problems 1, 3 and 4, you should selectandfinishoneofthesubproblems,eitherAorB. 3. ExaminationproblemsareonPages25andformulasheetsareonPages68. 4. Readtheproblemdescriptionscarefullybeforestart. 5. Thesolvingproceduresmustbeprovided.

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Problem1. 15marks Topic:Statics SelecteitherAorBtofinish A) Solvethefollowingquestions.Assumeallthemembersarepinconnected. 1) Determinethezeroforcemembers. 2) Determine the forces in members CD and CG of the truss. State whether the membersareintensionorcompression.(Suggestedtouse:eithermethodof jointsormethodofsections)

B) DeterminethetensionforceinsegmentBCofthecable.

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Problem2. 20marks Solvethefollowingquestions.

Topic:InfluenceLine

1) Draw the quantitative influence line for moment at C. (Suggested to use: tabulatevaluemethod) 2) Determine the maximum moment at C. Assume the truck can only move from the right to the left. (Suggested to use: either trialanderror method or increasedecreasemethod)

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Problem3. 15marks Topic:Deflectioncalculation SelecteitherAorBtofinish A) For the following truss (all the members are pin connected), compute the horizontalcomponentofthedisplacementofjointC.Theareaofeachbar=2500 mm2,andE=200GPa.(Suggestedtouse:EnergyMethod)

B) Determine the slope and deflection at C for the overhanging beam.Assume A is a pin support and B is a roller support. E=200GPa and I=500*106 mm4. (Suggestedtouse:MomentareamethodorConjugatebeammethod)

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Problem4. 20marks Topic:IndeterminateStructures SelecteitherAorBtofinish A) Determine the vertical reaction at support A. Assume that the support at A is a rollerandCisfixed.EIisconstant.(Suggestedtouse:Forcemethod)

B) Computethe moment atB.AssumethatthesupportsatAandCarefixed andB is a rigid joint (members AB and BC are fixedconnected). EI is constant. (Suggestedtouse:Slopedeflectionequationmethod)

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Formulasheet Conjugatebeamtable

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Tableforevaluating

Geometricpropertiesofareas

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SlopedeflectionEquation

MN
Fixedendmomentdiagram

2 EI 2 N F 3 FEM N 0 L

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