Technical training - 05 (Structural analysis)

In the pin jointed plane frame shown in the figure the force in the member BD is

• A. 5000N (Tensile)

• B. 5000N (Compressive)

• C. 5000√2 (Tensile)

• D. Zero

Identify the FALSE statement from the following, pertaining to the

effects due to a temperature rise ΔT in the bar BD alone in the

plane truss shown below:

(A) No reactions develop at supports A and D

(B) The bar BD will be subject to a tensile force

(C) The bar AC will be subject to a compressive force

(D) The bar BC will be subject to a tensile force

• A

• B

• C

• D

The degree of static indeterminacy,Ns , and the degree of kinematic

indeterminacy,N_k , for the plane frame shown below, assuming

axial deformations to be negligible, given by

• Ns=4,Nk=4

• Ns=4,Nk=6

• Ns=6,Nk=6

• Ns=6,Nk=11

In the propped cantilever beam carrying a uniformly distributed

load of w N/m, shown in the following figure, the reaction at the

support B is

• 3/8 wL

• 5/8 wL

• 1/2 wL

• 3/4 wL

For the plane frame with an overhang as shown below, assuming

negligible axial deformation, the degree of static indeterminacy, d,

and the degree of kinematic indeterminacy, k, are

(a) d = 3 and k = 10

(b) d = 3 and k = 13

(c) d = 9 and k = 10

(d) d= 9 and k = 13

• A

• B

• C

• D

The unit load method used in structural analysis is

(a) Applicable only to statistically indeterminate structures

(b) Another name for stiffness method

(c) An extension of Maxwell's reciprocal theorem

(d) Derived from Castigliano's theorem

• A

• B

• C

• D

Considering beam as axially rigid, the degree of freedom of a plane

frame shown below is

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

For the beam AB shown in the figure, the fixed end moments at

ends A and B will be respectively

a) -3.6 kN-m and + 1.1kN-m

b) -5.4 kN-m and + 4.6kN-m

c) -2.4 kN-m and + 3.6kN-m

d) -3.6 kN-m and + 6kN-m

• A

• B

• C

• D

Clapeyron’s theorem is applied to

a) Simply supported beam

b) Propped cantilever beam

c) Fixed and continuous beam

d) Continuous beam only

• A

• B

• C

• D

Clapeyron’s theorem is applied to

a) Simply supported beam

b) Propped cantilever beam

c) Fixed and continuous beam

d) Continuous beam only

• A

• B

• C

• D