Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION

THEORY OF STRUCTURES
University of Eastern Philippines
E10
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
BULAGAO
PROBLEM 1 4. Find the reaction at the roller support.
Determine the stability of the beam given below. a. 75.50 kN c. 83.50 kN
b. 72.50 kN d. 70.50 kN
5. Find the internal force at member bc.
a. 7.2 kN c. 7.5 kN
b 7.0 kN d. 7.7 kN
a. Statically Indeterminate to 3rd degree
6. If member hi was made up to 2 angles placed back to
b. Statically Indeterminate to 1st degree
back with total area of 650 mm 2, the stress at this
c. Statically Indeterminate to 2nd degree
member is most likely?
d. Statically Determinate
a. 38.5 MPa c. 33.6 MPa
PROBLEM 2
b 43.2 MPa d. 29.1 MPa
Determine the stability of the beam given below.
SITUATION 2
A simply supported prismatic beam is loaded as shown.
EI = 1,000,000 kN.m2

a. Statically Determinate
b. Statically Indeterminate to 1st degree
c. Statically Indeterminate to 3rd degree
d. Statically Indeterminate to 2nd degree
PROBLEM 3
Determine the stability of the frame given below. 7. Compute the deviation at B reference tangent drawn
from A, tB/A.
a. 1.37 mm c. 1.54 mm
b. 1.88 mm d. 1.97 mm
8. Compute the deviation at D reference tangent drawn
from A, tD/A.
a. 0.51 mm c. 0.39 mm
b. 0.63 mm d. 1.13 mm
a. Statically Determinate 9. Compute the deflection of the beam at point D.
b. Unstable a. 0.348 mm c. 0.762 mm
c. Statically Indeterminate to 2nd degree b. 0.631 mm d. 0.513 mm
d. Statically Indeterminate to 13th degree SITUATION 3
SITUATION 1 The non-prismatic simply supported beam below is to
From the truss shown: support the 30 kN.m clockwise torsional moment shown.
EI = 1 x 106 kN.m2

10. Determine the rotation in degrees at support a.

a. 0.004891 c. 0.007851
b. 0.006461 d. 0.002941

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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
THEORY OF STRUCTURES
University of Eastern Philippines
E10
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
11. Determine the deflection at point b where 16. Compute the reaction BULAGAO
at C.
the 30 kN.m was applied in mm. a. 15 kN c. 30 kN
a. 0.003815 c. 0.001125 b. 25 kN d. 10 kN
b. 0.0047165 d. 0.0023815 17. Compute the reaction at A.
PROBLEM 2 a. 30 kN c. 25 kN
Determine the stability of the beam given below. b. 15 kN d. 10 kN
18. Compute the horizontal movement at C.
a. 52 mm c. 42 mm
b. 32 mm d. 22 mm
SITUATION 6
a. Statically Indeterminate to 2nd degree A prismatic beam is loaded as shown in the figure. EI =
b. Statically Determinate 1 x 106 kN.m2
c. Unstable
d. Statically Indeterminate to 3rd degree
SITUATION 4
For the continuous beam shown:

19. Which of the following gives the deviation at A, t A/C

from the tangent drawn at C?
13. Compute the fixed end moment at point B due to the a. 167/EI c. 267/EI
uniform load. b. 467/EI d. 367/EI
a. 903.74 kN.m c. 1183.46 kN.m 20. Which of the following gives the deviation at D, t D/C,
b. 1273.11 kN.m d. 109.82 kN.m from the tangent drawn at C?
14. Compute the distribution factor at point B for a. -150/EI c. -100/3EI
member BC in percent. b. -200/3EI d. -256/EI
a. 53% c. 43% 21. Which of the following gives the value of deflection
b. 63% d. 33% at D?
15. Compute the moment at point B in kN.m using a. 97/EI c. 74/EI
moment distribution method. (Use two cycles) b. 89/EI d. 66/EI
a. 201.84 kN.m c. 97.31 kN.m SITUATION 7
b. 167.82 kN.m d. 137.76 kN.m A 5-m beam is fixed at one end and pinned at other end.
SITUATION 5 It is loaded a couple M at pinned end. If there is one unit
From the frame shown below, EI = 10,000 kN-m2. rotation at the pinned connected end, EI = 1800 N.m 2
22. Which of the following gives the value of couple M
in N.m at the pinned end?
a. 4141 c. 4414
b. 4441 d. 1444
23. Which of the following gives the value of vertical
reaction at pinned end in N?
a. 334 c. 443
b. 434 d. 344
24. Which of the following gives the value of moment at
fixed end in N.m?

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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
THEORY OF STRUCTURES
University of Eastern Philippines
E10
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
a. 680 c. 868 BULAGAO
b. 564 d. 720
SITUATION 8
For the beam loaded as shown.

31. Determine the force in member AC.

a. 12.5 kips C c. 7.5 kips C
25. Determine the reaction at the pinned support. b. 5.21 kips C d. 8.5 kips T
a. 375 N c. 469 N
32. Determine the force in member BC.
b. 531 N d. 290 N
a. 8.5 kips T c. 7.5 kips C
26. Determine the maximum shear. b. 5.21 kips C d. 12.5 kips C
a. 531 N c. 469 N
33. Determine the force in member AB.
b. 375 N d. 290 N
a. 8.5 kips T c. 7.5 kips C
27. Determine the maximum moment. b. 12.5 kips C d. 5.21 kips C
a. 2897 N.m c. 1860 N.m
SITUATION 11
b. 1020 N.m d. 3300 N.m
The beam is loaded as shown in the figure.
SITUATION 9
A prismatic continuous in the figure below. The flexural
rigidity is 100,000 N.m2. The problem maybe solve by
superposition method.

34. Determine the value of P so that the moment of area

about A of the M diagram between A and B will be zero.
28. Determine the vertical midspan deflection due to the a. 1300 N c. 1600 N
given loads if the middle support is removed. b. 1800 N d. 1400 N
a. 5.88 mm c. 6.20 mm 35. Determine the reaction at A.
b. 7.17 mm d. 4.95 mm a. 3300 N c. 3000 N
29. Determine the vertical midspan deflection due to an b. 3600 N d. 3400 N
upward unit load at midpoint if the middle support is 36. Determine the maximum moment of the beam.
removed. a. -1600 N.m c. -1800 N.m
a. 0.360 mm c. 0.676 mm b. -1500 N.m d. -1550 N.m
b. 0.245 mm d. 0.513 mm SITUATION 12
30. Determine the reaction at the middle support. For the given continuous beam.
a. 29.5 N c. 36.2 N
b. 13.8 N d. 47.0 N
SITUATION 10
From the figure below.

37. Which of the following gives the fixed end moment

at C for the triangular load alone?

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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
THEORY OF STRUCTURES
University of Eastern Philippines
E10
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
a. 3800 N.m c. 4800 N.m 45. Find the stress in member DF.
BULAGAO
b. 6200 N.m d. 7500 N.m a. 18.5 kips c. 16.5 kips
38. Which of the following gives the distribution factor b. 19.6 kips d. 15.4 kips
for member BA? SITUATION 15
a. 0.20 c. 0.30 From the beam given below.
b. 0.50 d. 0.40
39. Which of the following gives the moment at B?
a. 6510 N.m c. 9053 N.m
b. 4810 N.m d. 7092 N.m
SITUATION 13
A beam having a span of 4 m is supported at the left end 46. Which of the following gives the moment at A?
by a spring which has a spring constant of 60 kN/m. The a. -52 kN.m c. -62 kN.m
beam carries a uniform load of 850 N/m. E = 10,000 b. -42 kN.m d. -72 kN.m
MPa, I = 60 x 106 mm4. 47. Which of the following gives the moment at D?
a. -52 kN.m c. -62 kN.m
b. -42 kN.m d. -72 kN.m
48. Which of the following gives the maximum
deflection?
a. 91/EI mm c. 51/EI mm
40. Which of the following gives the reaction at A? b. 71/EI mm d. 81/EI mm
a. 830.55 N c. 868.09 N
SITUATION 16
b. 845.45 N d. 820.52 N
From the given continuous beam.
41. Which of the following gives the moment at B?
a. -3118 N.m c. -3327 N.m
b. -3456 N.m d. -3221 N.m
42. Which of the following gives the deflection of the
spring?
a. 14.47 mm c. 13.45 mm
b. 13.67 mm d. 12.32 mm
SITUATION 14 49. Which of the following gives the fixed end moment
The cross-sectional area of each member is 1.8 in 2. From at b due to axial load only.
the truss shown. a. 50 kN.m c. 60 kN.m
b. 70 kN.m d. 40 kN.m
50. Which of the following gives the distribution factor
at b for member bc?
a. 30% c. 40%
b. 50% d. 60%

43. Find the stress in member CE.

a. 9260 psi c. 4568 psi
b. 9999 psi d. 9120 psi
44. Find the stress in member DE.
a. 22.2 kips c. 12.5 kips
b. 45.3 kips d. 34.4 kips