THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS - SRI LANKA PART-III(A) EXAMINATION - MARCH 2017 302 — STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Time Allowed - Three hours This paper consists of eight (8) questions. Answer any Five (5) questions. QUESTION 1 (Explain the Degree of Statical Indeterminacy of a structure with a neat sketch. (3 Marks) (ii) Consider the frame structure shown in figure below. Figure Qt a) Determine the Statical Indeterminacy of the structure. (2 Marks) b) Draw a possible released structure and mark redundants. (3 Marks) ! ¢) Determine the Flexibility Matrix for the identified released structure. (6 Marks) 4) Determine the bending moments at B and C. (6 Marks) QUESTION 2 (Explain Degree of Kinematic Indeterminacy of a structure with a neat sketch? (2 Marks) (i) Consider the frame structure shown in Figure Q2. Flexural rigidities of members AB and BC are ET and 2EI, respectively. Find the free nodal displacements at B using the displacement method. You can neglect the axial deformation, {12 Marks)B 31 t Figure Q2 oi A Lh (iii) Using above results, determine the bending moment at A (6 Marks) QUESTION 3 ‘The Governing equation for plate bending is oo , Wo to 4 a axa By All the terms have their traditional meanings. a) Write three main assumptions used in deriving the plate bending governing equation. (4 Marks) b) A simply supported rectangular plate (Figure Q3) is subjected to a sinusoidal load =qosin®/ sin = Csin sin, = qosin/, sin. Ifthe deflection can be expressed as « = C sin / sin Show that @ becomes, @ = (8 Marks)©) Governing equation for plate bending is given as follows H 9G) =D dae sin BY sin") tm a ‘Show that any particular co-efficient 4th max nay, 806 J fen si) sin Syed (5 Marks) You can assume that, s . ; fine sin xy = b/2 when n=n' else fin sinc Poy =0 ‘Therefore, show that for uniformly distributed load ag, =A when m=1,3,5 and n=1,3,5 mn And for even number of m and n a... =0 (3 Marks) QUESTION 4 (Briefly describe following definitions used in the membrane theory of thin shells. (@) Middle surface (b) Normal plane (©) Gaussian curvature (3 Marks) Gi) A spherical dome with radius ‘R’ is supported with a uniformly distributed load ‘2w" on its plane as shown in Figure Q4, The shell thickness is ‘A’. 2w TTT ooo vo Fighre Q6