Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

CE 302: Structural Analysis II (2018-2019)
Practice Questions 1

Q1. Determine internal static indeterminacy, external static indeterminacy, total static
indeterminacy and kinematic indeterminacy for the following plane trusses:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

f.

(e)
Q2. Determine internal static indeterminacy, external static indeterminacy, total static
indeterminacy and kinematic indeterminacy for the following plane frames:

(a)

(b) (c)

Q3. Determine internal static indeterminacy, external static indeterminacy, total static
indeterminacy and kinematic indeterminacy for the following beam:

Axial force release

Q4. Determine the static indeterminacy and kinematic indeterminacy for the following
space truss:
A B
E F

E F

A, D B, C
D C
Elevation Plan
Q5. Determine the static indeterminacy and kinematic indeterminacy for the space frame,
with the same configuration as shown in Q4, and the pin-joints replaced by rigid joints
(support conditions remain same).

Answers:

1(a) Dsi = 0; Dse = 0; Ds = 0; Dk = 9

1(b) Dsi = 1; Dse = 0; Ds = 1; Dk = 15
1(c) Dsi = 0; Dse = 0; Ds = 0; Dk = 25
1(d) Dsi = 0; Dse = 0; Ds = 0; Dk = 9
1(e) Dsi = 1; Dse = 0; Ds = 1; Dk = 11
2(a) Dsi = 0; Dse = 0; Ds = 0; Dk = 6
2(b) Dsi = 0; Dse = 3; Ds = 0; Dk = 18
2(c) Dsi = 9; Dse = 6; Ds = 9; Dk = 21
3. Dsi = 0; Dse = 4; Ds = 4; Dk = 11
4. Ds = 1; Dk = 6
5. Ds = 18; Dk = 18