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B.Sc. Honours Civil Engineering - Level IV: Analysis of Strucures November 2018 CE 401

This document contains an examination for a B.Sc. Honours Civil Engineering course on the analysis of structures. The exam consists of 6 questions worth 25 marks each, for a total of 150 marks. Question topics include determining member forces and displacements for trusses, beams, frames, and space frames. Students are asked to draw analytical models, calculate member properties, determine joint displacements and forces, and evaluate structural equilibrium. The exam is 3 hours long and contains 15 pages of content, diagrams, and structural examples.

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B.Sc. Honours Civil Engineering - Level IV: Analysis of Strucures November 2018 CE 401

This document contains an examination for a B.Sc. Honours Civil Engineering course on the analysis of structures. The exam consists of 6 questions worth 25 marks each, for a total of 150 marks. Question topics include determining member forces and displacements for trusses, beams, frames, and space frames. Students are asked to draw analytical models, calculate member properties, determine joint displacements and forces, and evaluate structural equilibrium. The exam is 3 hours long and contains 15 pages of content, diagrams, and structural examples.

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B.Sc.

Honours Civil Engineering - Level IV


ANALYSIS OF STRUCURES
NOVEMBER 2018 CE 401
Answer any FOUR Questions. Time allowed: 3 hours
All Questions Carry Equal Marks (25 Marks).
This examination paper consists of 15 pages

QUESTION 1

For the truss shown in Figure 1 below:

Given that the cross sectional area of the diagonal members is 200 mm2 and the cross
sectional area of the vertical member is 150 mm2.

(a) Draw the analytical model showing the degrees of freedom and restraints. (4 marks)
(b) For each of the three truss members determine the following:
(i) The lengths. (3 marks)
(ii) The direction cosines. (6 marks)
(iii) The global stiffness matrices. (9 marks)

(c) The structure stiffness matrix. (3 marks)


QUESTION 2

Determine the joint displacements, member end forces, and support reactions for the

beam shown in Figure 2 below. (25 marks)

Figure 2
QUESTION 3

Given that the local end displacements for the members of the frame shown in Figure 3 are:

0 9.2888
0 −9.5586
0 −0.12416
;
−5.2507 0
U1 = U2 =

−12.251 0
−0.12416 0

Figure 3
a) Draw the displaced positions of the two members showing all six translations for each
member. (6 marks)
b) Calculate the six fixed-end forces for member 2. (6 marks)
c) Determine the member local end force vector for member 2. (6 marks)
d) Draw diagrams depicting the fixed end forces and local end forces. (4 marks)
e) Are the members in equilibrium under these forces? (3 marks)
QUESTION 4
a) Draw the analytical model for the space frame shown in figure 4 below, showing all 24
degrees of freedom and 24 restrained co-ordinates. (24 marks)

b) Write down the formula for determining degrees of freedom for a space frame (1 mark)
Question 5

Determine the joint displacements for the three dimensional truss shown in figure 5.
(25 marks)
QUESTION 6

For the grid shown in Figure 6, determine

(i) The local stiffness matrices for the two grid members. (8 marks)
(ii) The local fixed-end force vectors for both members of the grid. (12 marks)
(iii) Determine the magnitudes and directions of possible joint movements. (5 marks)
DATA:

Truss:

Space Truss:
Frames:

Space frames:

Grids:
Beams:

Member end expressions:


END OF EXAMINATION

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