CE Plastic Analysis

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CONTENT
1. Plastic Analysis (Objective Questions & Solutions)................................ 1–13
2. Plastic Analysis (Conventional Questions & Solutions) ................... 14 – 101

C HAPTER
1
Plastic Analysis
1. In the plastic analysis which of the following 2M P 4MP
pairs is/are correctly matched? (a) (b)
L L
Geometry of Shape factor 6MP 8MP
(c) (d)
steel section L L
1. Rectangle 1.5 4. A rectangular steel section of width ‘b’ and
2. Round 1.7 depth ‘h’ has been stressed to yield point (y)
3. Square 1.5 upto a depth of h/4 from both the top and bottom
Select the correct answer using the codes given face under the action of a moment M. The
below: magnitude of the moment M is
10 1
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (a) bh 2 y (b) bh2 y
(c) 1, 2, and 3 (d) 1 and 3 24 4
11 13 2
2. At the location of plastic hinge (c) bh 2  y (d) bh  y
48 36
(a) radius of curvature is infinite 5. A simply supported beam of span L supports a
(b) curvature is infinite concentrated load W at its midspan. If the
(c) moment is infinite cross-section of the beam is circular, then the
(d) flexural stress is infinite length of elastic-plastic zone of the plastic hinge
will be
3. Given figure shows a portal frame with loads.
All members of frame have same plastic (a) L/8 (b) L/4
moment of resistance MP. The collapse load W 7L
is (c) L/2 (d)
17
2W 6. A continuous beam of constant MP has three
W B C equal spans and carries total uniformly
D distributed load W on each span. The value of
collapse load for the beam will be
L/2 Costant MP L/2 12MP 8.65MP

(a) (b)
L L
11.656MP 4MP
(c) (d)
L L
A L/2 L/2 E
2 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE CIVIL ENGINEERING
7. For an I-beam, shape factor is 1.12. The factor From these diagrams, it is clear that
of safety in bending is 1.5. If the allowable
stress is increased by 20% for wind and (a) maximum moments are distributed more
earthquake loads, then the load factor is advantageously in the elastic case
(b) maximum moments are distributed more
(a) 1.10 (b) 1.25 advantageously in the plastic case
(c) 1.35 (d) 1.40 (c) bending moment distribution in both the
8. A ductile structure is defined as one for which cases is equally advantageous
ER
the plastic deformation before fracture (d) no definite conclusion can be drawn
(a) is smaller than the elastic deformation 11. Consider the following definitions:
(b) vanishes 1. collapse load/service load
(c) is equal to the elastic deformation 2. (collapse load/service load) – 1
(d) is much larger than the elastic deformation
3. ultimate stress/permissible stress
9. A fixed beam as shown in Figure 1 is loaded 4. (ultimate stress/permissible stress) – 1
with a UDL over the entire span, the total ST Of these definitions, those which relate to
load being W; when load was just increased to
‘margin of safety’ would include
W1, the deformed shape as shown in Figure 2
was seen. The value of W1 (plastic moment of (a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 alone
resistance = MP) is (c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 alone
12. Assertion (A): The shape factor of a circular
section is less than that of a rectangular
MA
section.
Figure 1
Reason (R): Compared to rectangular section,
Plastic Plastic a circular section has more area near the
hinge hinge neutral axis than at the extreme fibre.
Of these statements:
Figure 2
24MP 16MP (a) both A and R are true and R is the correct
(a) (b) explanation of A
L L
12MP 8MP (b) both A and R are true but R is not a correct
(c) (d) explantion of A
L L
S
(c) A is true but R is false

10. For a propped cantilever beam of span L with
(d) A is false but R is true
a central concentrated load P, the elastic and
plastic moment diagrams are shown in the 13. A fixed beam made of steel is shown in the
given figures: figure below. At collapse, the value of load P
IE
5
will be equal to
PL
32
P
6
 PL 2M P
32
MP
Elastic
L/2 L/2
MP 10MP 12MP
(a) (b)
L L
MP 16MP 20M P
(c) (d)
L L
Plastic
CIVIL ENGINEERING PLASTIC ANALYSIS 3
14. The figure below shows a continuous beam 12MP 8MP

loaded with concentrated loads W at the centre (a) (b)
L L
of each span. The value of W at collapse will
6MP 4MP
be (c) (d)
L L
W W W 19. In a plastic hinge, the actual distribution of
strain across the section will be as in
MP 0.8 MP MP
ER
L L L
(a) 3.2MP/L (b) 4MP/L (a) (b)
(c) 5.6MP/L (d) 6.4MP/L
15. The ratio of collapse load of a propped cantilever
of span L carrying a UDL throughout the span
to that of a simply-supported beam carrying
(c) (d)
the same load is
(a) 1.457
(c) 2.000
(b) 1.500
(d) 3.000
16. The shape factor of the section shown in the
ST 20. Which one of the following modes of failure is
taken care of in plastic design of a steel beam?
figure below is (a) Plastic material deformation throughout the
40 beam
(b) Lateral buckling of the beam
MA
(c) Elastic buckling of the compression flange

100 (d) Hinge formation in the beam due to yielding
of steel
40
21. Which one of the following is the load factor?
100 Live load Failure load

(a) (b)
Dead load Working load
Total load Dynamic load
100 100 (c) (d)
Dead load Static load
39 145
S
(a) (b) 22. Match List-I (Beam) with List-II (Collapse

82 86
load) and select the correct answer using the
150 160 codes given below the lists:
(c) (d)
91 97
IE
List I
17. To transform an indeterminate frame with a
A. Fixed beam with a central point load
degree of indeterminacy ‘r’ into a determinate
one, the number of plastic hinges required is B. Fixed beam with a udl of intensity ‘wu’
C. Propped cantilever with a central point load
(a) r + 2 (b) r + 1 D. Simply supported beam with a central point
(c) r (d) r – 1 load
18. A propped cantilever of span L is subjected to List II
a concentrated load at mid-span. If MP is plastic 8M P 16MP
moment capacity of the beam, then the value 1. 2.
L L
of the collapse load will be
6MP 4MP
3. 4.
L L
ANSWERS
1. (c) 12. (d) 23. (d) 34. (c)
2. (b) 13. (a) 24. (a) 35. (c)
3. (b) 14. (c) 25. (d) 36. (d)
R
4. (c) 15. (a) 26. (c) 37. (b)
E
5. (d) 16. (b) 27. (c) 38. (d)
6. (c) 17. (c)
T
28. (c) 39. (a)
S
7. (d) 18. (c) 29. (d) 40. (d)
A
8. (d) 19. (a) 30. (c) 41. (c)
9. (c) 20. (d) 31. (d) 42. (b)

M
10. (b) 21. (b) 32. (c) 43. (a)
11. (c) 22. (d) 33. (a) 44. (b)

S
IE
8 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE CIVIL ENGINEERING
Solutions
1. (c) WL L 3W
6M P =   2W   = L
Section Shape Factor 2 2 2
Rec tan gle 1.5 4M P
 W =
Round 1.7 l
Actual collapse load is least of them
Square 1.5
R
4M P
=
3. (b) L
E
(i) Beam Mechanism
4 (c)
2W
MP MP
T h/4
h/4
y
S
X N.A. X
MP M P
h/4
A
L
4M P  = 2W   y h/4
2
4M P
M
W =
L Take moment about N.A.
(ii) Sway Mechanism
1 h 2 h h  h h 
Mxx = 2b  2  y  4  3  4   y  4   4  8  
MP   
W MP
11
S
2
= bh  y
48
5 (d)
IE
MP MP LP
L
4M P  = W   W
2 L/2 L/2
8M P L
W = My My
l
MP
(iii) Combined Mechanism
MP
MP MP L
 MP
MP
2
My =
L  LP
MP
MP 2
Mp 1 12M P
=  W1 = 2
My L l
1 P
L 12M P
W1l = load 
Lp 1 l
1 =
L MP
10. (b) Max moment is distributed more
My
advantageously in plastic case because
once the end section is fully stressed,
LP = L 1  1 
 MP  the moment gets distributed into the
  span. Thus the resource of strength in
 My 
 beam is more econoimcally utilised. For
 1  the same section, beams is capable now
R
= L 1   to take more load.
 Shape factor 
 1  7L 11. (c) Margin of Safety = (F.O.S. – 1)
= L 1  
E
 1.7  17 Taking ultimate stress as yield stress
6. (c) Ultimate Stress

1
L
w
L L
T Margin of Safety =
Permissible Stress
and option (4) is correct.
Margin of Safety can also be taken as
S
11.656 M P Collapse load
For end span collapse Load is 2 = 1
l Service load
A
Wl
2 12. (d) S.F. of circular section = 1.7
For Middle span 2MP =
P S.F. for rectangular section = 1.5
M
16M P [Assertion is wrong]

W = 2
l
13. (a)
11.656 M P
 Collpase Load = w
2
l
MP 2MP
S
7. (d) Assuming tailure when all hinge L/2

required to form simultaneously. L/2
Load factor, F.O.S. × Shape Factor w
IE
fy fy 1.5  
F.O.S. =   MP 2MP
 per  fy  1.2
   1.2  
 1.5 
 
MP MP
1.5
 L.F. =  1.12  1.4
1.2 WL
5M P  = 
2
9. (c) When two plastic hing forms of ends
simultaneously. 10M P
 W =
l
W1 w1l2
MP 
12
MP MP

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CIVIL ENGINEERING

State Engineering Service Examination & Public Sector Examination.

© No part of this booklet may be reproduced, or distributed in any

First Edition : 2017

Typeset at : IES Master Publication, New Delhi-110016

1. Plastic Analysis (Objective Questions & Solutions)................................ 1–13

2. Plastic Analysis (Conventional Questions & Solutions) ................... 14 – 101

L/2 Costant MP L/2 12MP 8.65MP

(c) A is true but R is false

14. The figure below shows a continuous beam 12MP 8MP

(c) Elastic buckling of the compression flange

100 Live load Failure load

(a) (b) 22. Match List-I (Beam) with List-II (Collapse

1. (c) 12. (d) 23. (d) 34. (c)

2. (b) 13. (a) 24. (a) 35. (c)

3. (b) 14. (c) 25. (d) 36. (d)

6. (c) 17. (c)

9. (c) 20. (d) 31. (d) 42. (b)

10. (b) 21. (b) 32. (c) 43. (a)

11. (c) 22. (d) 33. (a) 44. (b)

6. (c) Ultimate Stress

16M P [Assertion is wrong]

7. (d) Assuming tailure when all hinge L/2

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