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STRUCTURAL THEORY REFRESHER SET

SITUATION 1: A 9 m high retaining wall is laterally supported at the top and fixed at the base. The wall
resists active earth pressure increasing from 0 at the top to 52 kN/m at the base of the per meter length
along the longitudinal axis.

1. Determine the design moment at the base. Apply the fixed end moment equation wL^2/30 at the top
and wL^2/20 at the base. Assume the EI is constant.
a. 315.9 kN m b. 280.8 c. 164.9 d. 204.6

2. The lateral support at the top of the wall was removed, determine the design moment at the base.
a. 567 kN m b. 854 c. 702 d. 66

3. Determine the resulting base shear if the wall is free at the top.
a. 234 kN b. 316 c. 481 d. 607

4. Which of the following that is not described for wind loads?

a. When structures block the flow of wind, its kinetic energy is converted to potential energy of
pressure.
b. The effect of wind on a structure depends upon the density and velocity of the air.
c. For high rise buildings, static approach is used to determine wind loadings.
d. The pressure effects of the wind on the building can be determined from pressure transducers
attached to the model.

SITUATION 2: In the complex truss shown in the figure, (Hint: Substitute member AD with one placed
between E and C)

5. Determine the force AF.

a. 1428 lb (C) b. 1166 (C) c. 646 (C) d. 580 (C)

6. Determine the force CD.

a. 1593 lb (C) b. 820 (T) c. 1593 (T) d. 473 (T)

7. Determine the force EF.

a. 473 lb (T) b. 473 (C) c. 1166 (T) d. 1166 (C)

8. The cross sectional area of each member of the truss shown in the figure is 400 sq mm and E = 200
GPa. Determine the vertical displacement of joint C if a 4 kN force is applied to the truss at C.
a. 0.205 mm b. 0.079 c. 0.186 d. 0.133

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SITUATION 3: In this determinate frame shown,

9. Determine the maximum shear of the entire structure.

a. 825 lb b. 750 c. 765 d. 805

10. Determine the maximum shear of member BC.

a. 290 lb b. 320 c. 350 d. 480

11. Find the maximum moment of member AB.

a. 2500 lb ft b. 3000 c. 3100 d. 4400

SITUATION 4: In the given cantilever beam shown,

12. Determine the moment reaction of this beam.

a. 3150 N m b. 2750 c. 3680 d. 2250

13. Determine the slope at point B in N m^2 / EI.

a. 3150 b. 2750 c. 3680 d. 2250

14. Determine the deflection at point B N m^3 / EI.

a. 6437.5 b. 5844.1 c. 6637.5 d. 5478.6

SITUATION 5: Answer the following terms in structural theory.

15. This method relates the moments at the ends of a member to the rotations and displacements of its
ends and the external loads applied to the member.
a. Virtual Work b. Slope Deflection c. Three Moment d. Conjugate Beam

16. It refers to loading that is congruent to an axis in its plane if the deflection of the loading
about the axis is identical to the loading itself.
a. Indeterminate b. Prismatic c. Symmetric d. Unsymmetric

17. These are points that undergo unknown displacements of the structure.
a. Determinancy b. Joints c. Nodes d. Sections\

SITUATION 6: A simply supported beam having a span of 6 m carries a triangular load which varies at 12
kN/m at the center to zero at the supports.

18. Which of the following gives the reaction at B?

a. 24 kN b. 20 c. 36 d. 18

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19. Which of the following gives the moment at midspan?

a. 24 kN m b. 36 c. 60 d. 72

20. Which of the following gives the deflection at midspan in 1/EI?

a. 130 b. 250 c. 315 d. 95

SITUATION 7: A simply supported beam is supported at both ends. E = 200 GPa, I = 60 x 10^6 mm^4 . It has
a span of 12 m and subjected to a concentrated load of 8 kN at a distance of 3 m from the right support.

21. Which of the following gives the angle of rotation at A in radians.

a. 0.00844 b. 0.00561 c. 0.00284 d. 0.00375

22. Find the location of the maximum deflection.

a. 4.78 m b. 5.17 c. 4.64 d. 6.71

23. Find the maximum deflection of the beam.

a. 16.8 mm b. 11.3 c. 14.9 d. 19.4

SITUATION 8: The bridge truss shown in the figure is to carry a uniform load of 2 kN/m and a concentrated
load of 20 kN. It is required to determine the maximum tensile and compressive force on member BG by
constructing the influence line for axial force on member BG.

24. Determine the coordinate of the reaction if the unit load is at 12 m from the left support.
a. 0 b. 0.25 c. 0.5 d. 0.75

25. Determine the maximum tensile stress on member BG.

a. 8.55 kN b. 9.9 c. 11.8 d. 10.6

26. Determine the maximum tensile stress on member BG.

a. 25.456 kN b. 28.311 c. 35.479 d. 30.144

27. The relative stiffness of a beam or a frame in moment distribution method is the ratio of:
a. Area to moment of inertia c. Modulus of elasticity to area
c. Length to modulus of elasticity d. Moment of inertia to length

28. He proposed the consistent deformation method that involves removing restraints from indeterminate
structures to render the structures determinate.
a. Otto Mohr c. James Maxwell
b. Hardy Cross d. Alberto Castigliano

29. Compute the vertical reaction of this system.

a. 300 kN b. 250 c. 230 d. 175

30. It refers to the representation of the variation of any structural parameters at a specific point
in a member as a concentrated force moves over the member.
a. Shear diagram b. Moment diagram c. Influence lines d. Moment distribution

31. A flexible wire cable weighing 60 N/m over two frictionless pulleys 100 m apart and carrying one
10 kN weight at each end. The weight of the cable is assumed to be uniformly distributed
horizontally. The cable extends 5 m beyond each pulley to the point where they are attached to the
weights. Compute the sag of the flexible wire cable.
a. 7.61 m b. 5.35 c. 8.77 d. 6.84

SITUATION 9: A pin connected circular arch supports a 50 kN vertical load as shown in the figure. Neglect
the weights of the members.

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32. Compute the bending moment that act on the cross section at 1-1.
a. 17.8 kN m b. 18.4 c. 21.9 d. 22.6

33. What is the shear force that act on the cross section at 1-1?
a. 5.11 kN b. 9.84 c. 6.23 d. 3.66

34. What is the axial force that act on the cross section at 1-1?
a. 13.66 kN b. 14.04 c. 18.47 d. 16.23

SITUATION 10: From the given frame shown, with different moment of inertias, has fixed supports at A and
C. Use three moment equation.

35. Compute the moment at A.

a. 17.89 kN m b. -17.89 c. 14.22 d. -14.22

36. Compute the moment at B.

a. 28.44 kN m b. -28.44 c. 36.16 d. -36.16

37. Compute the moment at C

a. 59.26 kN m b. -59.26 c. 81.80 d. -81.80

SITUATION 11: The three hinged arch shown in the figure is loaded with vertical loads only. Distance H =
12 m and s = 4 m.

38. Determine the horizontal reaction at A.

a. 210 kN b. 170 c. 180 d. 190

39. Determine the vertical reaction at B.

a. 330 kN b. 90 c. 190 d. 240

40. Determine the vertical reaction at C.

a. 0 c. 330 kN c. 240 d. 90

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SITUATION 12: In the figure shown, a uniform load of 12 kN/m is acting downward and supported by an
upward uniform pressure of q = 48 kN/m.

41. Calculate the maximum shear.

a. 112 kN b. 48 c. 85 d. 96

42. Calculate the maximum moment.

a. 84 kN m b. 75 c. 66 d. 42

43. Determine the distance from the left where the flexural stress is zero.
a. 1.75 m b. 2.25 c. 3.0 d. 3.5

44. From the beam shown in the figure, determine the deflection at D.

a. 55.91/EI b. 46.81/EI c. 42.21/EI d. 39.74/EI

SITUATION 13: The continuous beam A,B, and C have different moment of inertias. BC is twice that of AB.

45. Determine the value of 6A 1 a/I 1 L 1 in kN m^2 due to the contribution of the uniform load acting on
span AB to be used in the three moment equation.
a. 4920 b. 5060 c. 5310 d. 5760

46. Determine the value of 6A 2 b/I 2 L 2 in kN m^2 due to the contribution of the concentrated load acting
on span BC to be used in the three moment equation.
a. 615 b. 525 c. 450 d. 370

47. Find the moment at B.

a. -289.15 kN m b. -261.88 b. -220.16 d. -195.32

SITUATION 14: In the figure shown,

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48. Compute the maximum tension in the cable.

a. 5.48 kN b. 6.41 kN c. 5.79 d. 3.88

49. Compute the tension at member BC.

a. 2.55 kN b. 1.57 kN c. 1.00 d. 2.33

50. Compute the sag at point B.

a. 2.43 m b. 2.11 c. 1.77 d. 1.59

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