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1. A beam is pin supported at nodes 1 & 5 and having a rolling support at nodes 2 & 4.
The beam is loaded at node 3 as shown in Figure. For the condition and data shown in
Figure 1, determine:
(a) the displacements and the slopes at the nodes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;
(b) the reactions at nodes 1, 2 4, and 5.
TIPS: for ease of solution, you can use a principal of symmetric of this system. In this
case, assume that the load & spring are divided into two, and also the slope at the node
3 is zero.
45 Marks
1 2 3 4
Fig. 1
1 1 2 2 3
Fig. 2.
= C'd; C' =
E
− C − S C S
L
12 6 L − 12 6 L
6 L 4 L2 − 6 L 2 L2
EI
kˆ = 3
L − 12 − 6 L 12 − 6 L
2
6 L 2 L2
− 6 L 4 L
Marks:
Q. 1 Q. 2 Total
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