Answers to Tutorial-1 Problems

Q.1/(a)
2 L 1
L
F= L 4L2 5L
6E I
1 5L 8

Q.2/(b)
L 5 2
F= 2 3
16EI

Q.3/(c)
L3 1 L2
log e 2 (1 log e 2)
F= EI2 2 EI
L (1 log 2) L
log e 2
EI e
EI

Q.4/(d)
2 L3 L2 5L2 L3

3EI2
3EI 6 EI 6 EI
L L L

L
F= 3EI2 3EI 3EI 3EI
5L L 4L L

6 EI3 3EI 3EI 3EI
L
L

L L
6 EI 3EI 3EI 3EI

Q.5/(e)
9L L L
4
4 3 2
1 L 3L L
F=
AE 4 3 4 2 3
L L
L
2 2 3
Answers to Tutorial-2 Problems
Q.1
20 kN/m
A C Spring Force, R = 6.45 kN
B

f=9/EI

D
2m 2m
R

Q.2
80 kN
R= -76.667 kN.m
100kN
R R

Hinge

Q.3
R1
R1 85.71 kNm
R2 R = 76.19 kN
2
L

Q.4
60 kN
R1 45kN
R = 60kN
B
C
2

4m

A
3m 3m
R1

R2
Answers to Tutorial-3 Problems

Q.1
Displacements at C: Horizontal = 5.74210-3L & Vertical = 1.510-3L

Q.2

50 AB
50 BC

50 CD

25 DE
25 EF

25 AF
Member forces, Am= kN
50 AG
100 BG

50 CG
25 DG

25 EG
25 FG

Q.3

106.484 AB
66.362 AC

Member forces, Am= kN
3 .330 AD
49.167 AF

Q.4
53.804 AD
71.74 CD

Member forces, Am= 89.674 BD kN
89.674 AC

53.804 BC
Answers to Tutorial-4 Problems
Q.1
0
13.5

Am1 Am2 Am3 Am4 Am5 Am6
13.5
Am= kN.m
13.5
13.5

0

Q.2
24EI 36EI
7L 7L2
Am1 Am2 Am3 Am4
6EI 30EI
Am = 7L L2

6EI + 30EI
7L L2

0

Q.3
2
3 WL

0
Am1 Am2 Am3 Am4 Am5 Am6
0

Am =
WL

3
WL
3

0

3wL 1

Q.4 Spring force =
8 3EIf
1+ 3
L
Answers to Tutorial-5 Problems
Q.1
MBA= -MBC = MCB = -MCD = 15.64 kN.m

Q.2
MAB= -51.428 kN.m; MBA = -MBC = 17.14 kN.m

Q.3
PL
MCA= -MCD = -MDC = MDB = -
2

Answers to Tutorial-6 Problems

Q.1 Stiffness matrix

24EI 6EI
L3 0
L2
8EI 2EI
S = 0
L L
6 EI

2 EI 4EI
L2 L L

Q.2

233 108 22
3EI
S= 3
108 88 28
17 L
22 28 12

Q.3
1 1 1
AE
S= 1 1+ 2 2 1
2 2L
1 1 1+ 2 2

Q.4
12 6L 0
EI
S = 3 6L
9L2 2.5L2
L
0 2.5L2 5L2
Answers to Tutorial-7 Problems

Q.1

Moments, M AB = 30.556 ; M BA = 28.889 ; M BC = 28.889 ; M BC = 0

30.278
28.889
30.556 14.071

BMD

Q.2 Moments
5
M AB = ; M BA = 10 ; M BC = 10 ; M CB = 8.333
2

10.556

10
8.333
2.5

0.271
1.227

BMD
Q.3
13.643

Am = 58.304 kN
104.509

104.509 kN
13.643 kN
58.306 kN

A C

Q.4

7WL WL WL WL WL WL
M AB = ; M BA = ; M BC = ; M CB = ; M BD = ; M DB =
24 6 12 24 12 24

13WL
48
7WL WL
24 6
WL
12
WL
24
WL
12

WL
24

BMD
Answers to Tutorial-8 Problems

Q.1
Y1 Y3
X1 1 3
1 X3

5
2 4 3m
6

2 3 4
X4
3m

69.035
X 1 1.7677 69.035
Y 0.5178
1 69.035
X 3 = 1.2500 mm; Am = kN
Y 0.5178 69.035
3 97.6301
X 4 0.5178
97.6301

Q.2
100kN 80kN

A B C D
1 2
3m 3m 1.5m 1.5m 2m

82.020
60.940
21.063
B = - ; Am = kN.m
EI 60 .956
48.657
Q.3
X2 2
3
2
2 3

1 4m

3m

144
X 2 512 96
1
2 = 96 ; Am = kN.m
EI 48 96
3 0

Q.4
3 4
3 3

1 2 2
1
3m X2 3m

93.75
56.25
X 2 196.875
1 56.25
2 = 56.250 ; Am = kN.m
EI 56.250 56.25
3 56.25

93.75
Answers to Tutorial-10 Problems
y4
Q.1
x4
4

1 3
x 4 0.4118 2
= TAE
y 4 1.2891
60o
1 2 45o 3

0.7885

Am = 1.2891AET
0.8505

Q.2
2 w /unit length 3
x2
P
B C

L1

1A D 4
L2

3 (3 L1 + 2 L2 )
PL1
(6 L1 + L2 )
x2
1 3PL1 L2
2 3 3
wL1 L2
2 = +
12EI (6 L1 + L2 ) 2 L1 ( L1 + 2 L2 )
2

3 3PL1 2 L2 3
wL1 L2
3


(6 L1 + L2 ) 2 L1 2 ( L1 + 2 L2 )
Q.3
W

0 1 2

I 2I

L L

5 WL2
0 =
24 EI

Deflection and slope at 1

WL3
=-
8EI

WL2
1 =
24EI

Slope at 2
4WL2
2 =
24 EI

Q.4

0 1 2

L L

0 2

2L

6
M 0 L 4
6 EI
V0 = 3 23 + 17L
P 5L 40 + 30L


Q.5

W
0 2
A 1 1B 2 C

I 8I

L L

25
M 177 WL
= 19
V 0 W
59

88
177 WL
M
= 40
V 2 W
59

Q.6
w/unit length
0 1 2 3

L L L

P
0 2 3

2L L

wL3

0 40 EI
2
V0 = = wL
P 5
11
wL
10

wL2
M 10
= 3w L
V 1 -
5