Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Hyderabad Campus
Duration : 3 Hr Second Semester (2015-16) Maximum Marks 100
Comprehensive Exam (Open Book) Date : 13.12.2016
Advanced Structural Mechanics and Stability (CE G552)
Assume all data not given. Youngs modulus = 200 GPa Possions ratio = 0.3

1. Find the most general constitutive relationship matrix for a material that
has same properties when rotated 30o and 60o clockwise along each of the
three axes. 20 m

2. Prove that 15 m
3. For the following column calculate the critical load
50 m
0
30

The Ixx and Iyy for inclined

rectangular section (300 and 600 )
through centroid of 1cm x 10cm is
756683 mm4 and 27963 mm4 .

1m 1cm

L
10cm

P P

Q Q

4. For the adjacent frame, If the critical load

P = 250kN and load Q is 100kN and the depth
2L
of beams (perpendicular to the page) and
columns are the same, what is the ratio of the
widths (along the page) of the columns to the Q Q

beams (all are rectangular cross-sections).

P P
15 m

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