THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS - SRI LANKA PART-III(A) EXAMINATION - JUNE 2015 302 - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ‘Time Allowed - Three hours ‘This paper consists of eight (8) questions. Answer five (5) questions, QUESTION 1 (i) What do you understand by Statical Indeterminacy of a structure? (2 Marks) Consider the frame structure shown in figure below. 2kNim ae Figure Q1 A 4) Determine the Statical Indeterminacy of the structure. (Q Marks) ) Draw a possible released structure and mark redundants. G Marks) ©) Determine the Flexibility Matrix for the identified released structure (5 Marks) 4) Analyse the continuous beam using the Flexibility Method. (6 Marks) ©) Draw the bending moment diagram. (2 Marks) QUESTION 2 @ What do you understand by Kinematic Indeterminacy ofa structure? (2 Matks) i) Consider the beam structure shown in the figure below. Find the nodal displacements at B and C using the Displacement Method. You can neglect the axial deformation (15 Marks) Pew P= 2 (iii) Draw the Bending Moment Diagram. (G Marks)QUESTION 3 (@ A rectangular plate of sides a and bis simply supporter on the four sides and is subjected to a ited load q = q(x.y). Show that the lateral deflection of the plate is given by (14 Marks) LY asin sin " (ii) Hence show that the maximum deflection of a simply supported square plate of sides a x a, loaded with a uniformly distributed load qo is given by = Sao" xD (6 Marks) QUESTION 4 (@ A conical tank with semi-cone angle « and height h is filled with a liquid of specific weight y. Show that the stress resultants are given by yh y)yTana N, : Cosa inh 5 yyyTane ata (12 Marks) ii) Also show that the maximum Nois when y = h/2 and maximum Ne is at y = 3h/4. (6 Marks) Determine Ne™* and No™®, (2 Marks) Figure Q¢ Membrane solution for shells of revolution is given by;QUESTION 5 (Three conditions apply when a structure is on the point of collapse. What are they? (3 Marks) (ii) Consider following simply supported beam as shown in Figure 5(a). Flexural rigidity is El w P m BOA B L he <— L2 L2 @ (b) Figure Q5: Simply supported beam with: (a) a uniformly distributed load; (b) central point load a 1a) Determine the collapse load (Wx) of the beam [Figure 5(a)] using the virtual work approach. You can consider that Plastic Moment as Mp. (7 Marks) b) If the uniformly distributed load is removed and a point load (P) is applied as shown in Figure 5(b), determine the collapse lond (Pui) using the virtual work approach. (7 Marks) é Ss iad ) Obtain the ratio of “#4 and discuss the result. (G Marks) ‘ QUESTION 6 AA frame structure is shown in Figure Q6. All the members have the same cross section and the vertical Joads are applied as shown in the Figure. If M,=150 kNm, determine the collapse load factor-). using Plastic Method of Analysis. (20 Marks) 109 kN 10kN/im A 8 mm ¥ 85 kN D sm ZA Wa { 3m am £ 6m f Figure Q6