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6165-044 DECEMBER 2011

Technician Diploma in Construction

Structural mechanics 3 - principles
Thursday 1 December
14:00

2011

15:30

You should have the

following for this examination

book
instruments

. one answer
. drawing
. two sheets of 43 drawing paper

. drawing board and lee square

. non-programmable calculator

General instructions

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'This question paper is the property of the city and Guilds of London
lnstitute and should be returned after the examination.
'All questions have equal marks. The maximum marks for each section within

question are shown.

. Answer all five questions.

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For the loaded cantilever shown in Figure

i)
ii)
iii)

beam.

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(2 marks)
(6 marks)
(3 marks)

The simply supported beam shown in Figure 2 supports a uniformly distributed

load of 10 kN/m.
Calculate the reactions Ra and Rb.
Draw the shear force diagram.
Calculate the maximum bending moment (BM).
Sketch the BM diagram for the beam.

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

10kN/m

Figure 2

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draw the shear force

calculate the bending rnoment (BM) at points B, C and
sketch the BM diagram forthe

Figure

b)

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(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(3 marks)
(2 marks)

Referring to the beam section shown in Figure 3

calculate the position of the centroidal axis, x-x
calculate lhe moment of inertia about the x-x axis
delermine the safe bending moment of the section for a permissible bending
stress of 155 N/mm2.
The answers to parts a) and b) would benefit f rom being produced in a tabular format

a)
b)
c)

(6 marks)
(10 marks)
(4 marks)

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A symmetrically loaded frame is shown in Figure 4. Determine, using either the method
of resolution or an alternative method, the nature and magnitude of the force acting in
(20 marks)

each member.

30kN

30kN

30kN

450

45"
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3m

3m

3m

3m
45kN

45kN

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A square timber column has sides of 250 mm. The allowable stress is in accordance
with the table in Figure 5. Calculate the safe load on a column of effective length
(10 marks)

2.4m, assuming it is pinned at both ends.

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P. (N/mm2

30

6.5

40

50

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P=P. xA

Figure 5
b)

For the two dimensional stress system shown in Figure 6, find the
normal and shear stresses on a plane at 40" to the vertical

i)
ii)

the principal stresses.

= 68 Nrmm2

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trx = 34 Nlmm2
17 Nlmm2

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(5 marks)
(5 marks)

a)

A concrete dam retains soilas shown in Figure T.Fromthe data given below

determine the
pressure per linear metre at the base of the wall due to the soil above
magnitude of the total force (P) on the wall per metre run
factor of safety (FoS) against sliding at the base level.

i)
ii)
iii)

(4 marks)
(2 marks)

(4 marks)

Ww

KA='l -sin0
1+sine

Ww = 250kN/m

Soiltr6= 20kN/m3

P=tr6K4H

0=30o
l.r

, =*trb KAHz

= 0.6

F = prWw

FoS (Sliding) = F
P

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water
A masonry retaining wall of weight 1BO kN/m is shown in Figure B. lt retains
wall'
of
the
top
the
reaches
of weight iO tNtl* on its vertical face. The water
(P) on the wall per
C-alculate the magnitude of the total horizontal force

i)

ii)
iii)

metre run.
Calculate the pressures under the wall at the heel and toe positions

(6 marks)
(2 marks)

(A and B resPectivelY).

Explain the 'middle third' rule.

= 0.84m

P=wd
z

P(at A) =
P(at B) =

W+M

AZ

W-M

AZ

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PLAN
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(2 marks)