UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS ~ 2017/2018 EXAMINATI FOR THE DEGREE [ASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL, ENGINEERING 442 : THEORY OF PLAT! D LS DATE: JULY 11, 2018 TIME: 9.00 A.M. ~ 12.00 NOON INSTRUCTIONS: Attempt any THREE Questions. ESTON Show that for a thin plate the formula for hogging moment My. is given by (33% marks) A plate of size Sm in x-direetion by 5m in y-direction is subjected to a sinusoidal load, q where q=20sin (®) sin 2) kN/m?. You are required to do the following: i) Determine the deflection w in terms of Xand y it) Determine wat x=3and y=2 91 iii) Determine Mx, hogging moment at x= 2.5 and y = 3y e QUESTION 3 5 A steel plate is suspended freely at the edges as shown below (figure Q3). The load per m? is 15 KN/m’, You are required to do the following: at i) Determine Myg, at point marked 1. . ii) Determine Mxy at point marked 3. Ms You may assume E = 2 x 10° N/mm? and thickness of plate = 10mm. Assume v= 0.2. a2, Assume Adopt May = bavi je } @Mr oe ams An hemispherical shell of radius 6m is loaded vertically with a uniformly distributed load of 15 KNim? of the surface area. The loading is shown in figure Q4, You are required to do the following i) Determine the value of the meriodinal force per m run (Né) ii) Determine the hoop (circumferential) force (N@). Adopt also (33% marks) (33% marks) #6CE 42| Ce 4¢~. AY t @ \ CoP] te” et ae fle) Figure Qe Cobys) E -