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CA3633 Assignment 2

The document outlines a series of engineering assignment questions related to structural analysis, including calculations for stiffness coefficients, vertical deflections, support reactions, and forces in trusses and beams under various loads and conditions. Each question provides specific parameters and expected answers for computations involving beams and trusses, utilizing principles of mechanics and material properties. The due date for the assignment is set for April 13, 2025.

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CA3633 Assignment 2

The document outlines a series of engineering assignment questions related to structural analysis, including calculations for stiffness coefficients, vertical deflections, support reactions, and forces in trusses and beams under various loads and conditions. Each question provides specific parameters and expected answers for computations involving beams and trusses, utilizing principles of mechanics and material properties. The due date for the assignment is set for April 13, 2025.

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Assignment 2

Question 1
Figure 1 shows a steel beam with length 1 m (The modulus of elasticity is E = 210GPa).
The beam is fixed at A. The joint at B is designed such that the joint can move up and
down, but it cannot rotate. Furthermore, the joint B is supported by a translational spring
in the vertical direction.
(a) Compute the stiffness coefficient associated with the vertical displacement at
joint B. [Ans: 7.544  108 N/m]

(b) Compute the vertical deflection at B produced by a vertical load P = 200 kN


acting downward at B. [Ans: 0.2651 mm]

(c) Compute all support reactions produced by P = 200 kN. [Ans: VA = 146.98 kN,
MA = 73.49 kNm, VB = 53.02 kN].

1m
P

A B
I = 2.2  10−4 m4
ks = 2  108 N/m

Figure 1

Question 2
Figure 2 shows a simply supported beam with a spring support at the mid-span. Given
the modulus of elasticity is E = 210GPa, calculate the vertical deflection at the mid-
span of the beam under a vertical force P = 200 kN. [Ans: 0.3883 mm]

P
1m 1m

A I = 2.5  10−4 m4
C
B
ks = 2  108 N/m

Figure 2
Question 3
Form the total system stiffness matrix of the truss in the figure. Compute all joint
displacements and reactions. For all bars: A = 2 cm2, E = 200 GPa.

36 kN
4.5 m

6m

Question 4
Compute all nodal displacements, support reactions and bar forces of the truss. Given:
Area for bars 1 and 2 = 2.4 cm2, area for bar 3 = 2 cm2, E = 200 GPa for all bars.

48 kN
1

1 2
4m

60
3 3

5m

Question 5
(a) Determine the force in all bars of the truss in Question 4 without the applied
force, if bar 2 was made 0.01m too short before it was fitted into place.

(b) Determine the force in all bars of the truss in Question 4 without the applied
force, if bar 1 is subjected to an increase in temperature of 150F. Given the
coefficient of thermal expansion for all bars is  = 6.5  10−6 /F.
Question 6
For the beam structure in the figure (EI = constant):

(a) Determine the support reactions [RA = 3.75 kN, MA = 2 kNm, RB = 2.42 kN, RC =
−0.17 kN].

(b) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.

(c) Determine the location and magnitude of maximum bending moment [Mmax = −2.0
kNm at A].

6 kN
A B C

1m 1m 3m

Question 7
The beam system in the figure is subjected to a 5 kN load at the free end. Determine
the magnitude of M such that there is NO vertical displacement at the free end of the
beam (EI = constant). [93.33 kNm]
5 kN
M

1m 1m 2m

Question 8
For the beam structure in the figure (EI = constant). Without using a node in between
B and C, calculate the following:
(a) The support reactions at A, B and C. [Ans: VA = 5.31 kN, MA = 1.54 kNm, VB =
10.66 kN, VC = 2.03 kN]

(b) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.


6 kN/m 6 kN
B C
A

2m 1.5 m 1.5 m
Question 9
For the frame shown, E = 200 GPa, I = 6× 10−5 m4, A = 6× 10−4 m2 for each member.
Use the structural matrix method to:
(a) Determine the displacement and rotation at B.
(b) Determine all the reactions at supports.
(c) Draw the shear and bending moment diagrams.

10 kN

15 kN
B C
20 kNm

4.5 m

A
6m 3m 3m

Due date: 13 April 2025

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