DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CIE-I (TEST-1) SCHEME AND SOLUTION

IV SEMESTER, THEORY OF STRUCTURES (16CV43), JAN 2019
FACULTY: VIKAS M AND DHANUSH S
Test Date: 05.02.2019
Q. Question & Answer Marks
No.
1a A small water tank with a capacity of 1000 kg is mounted on six
columns of L=4m. Each of the column has a square I=325 mm 4
and E=2.5x103 MPa. Assuming that the entire setup is a single
degree of freedom system. Determine the cyclic natural
frequency and the frequency of the system. Note: Mass of the
columns to be neglected. Hint: Take stiffness of the column to
be 3EI/L3.

Solution:
Finding stiffness K=3EI/L3= 3.808x10-5 N/mm…………………………..
3M
Finding effective stiffness Keff=6K=6*0.038=0.228 N/m…………………
2M
Finding angular frequency (formula 1M)

= ……………………………………………….
3M

Finding natural frequency = x Hz…………………… 2M

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CIE-I (TEST-1) SCHEME AND SOLUTION
IV SEMESTER, THEORY OF STRUCTURES (16CV43), JAN 2019
FACULTY: VIKAS M AND DHANUSH S
Test Date: 05.02.2019

2a Determine the slope and deflection at the free end of the

cantilever beam shown in Fig 2a.

Drawing BMD with correct values…………………………………………. 2M

Drawing M/EI diagram with correct values……………………………… 2M

Finding slope = 70.7325/EI…………………………………………………. 3M

Finding deflection= 160.599/EI……………………………………………… 3M

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CIE-I (TEST-1) SCHEME AND SOLUTION
IV SEMESTER, THEORY OF STRUCTURES (16CV43), JAN 2019
FACULTY: VIKAS M AND DHANUSH S
Test Date: 05.02.2019
3a Determine the support reactions and solve for the forces
developed in each member of the truss in Fig 3a, using method
of joints.

Solution:
Finding indeterminacy of the 1M
truss…………………………………………… 3M
Finding support reactions VA=2kN, VD=1.6kN, HD=1.2kN……………… 9M
Joint analysis to find all member forces (at least 5 times)……………… 2M
Drawing final truss indicating member forces and
behavior……………

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CIE-I (TEST-1) SCHEME AND SOLUTION
IV SEMESTER, THEORY OF STRUCTURES (16CV43), JAN 2019
FACULTY: VIKAS M AND DHANUSH S
Test Date: 05.02.2019
4a Determine the forces in members BD, DF, FG and CE of the
truss given in Fig 4a. Adopt method of sections, indicate the
nature of force in the above members, i.e. compressive or
tensile.

Solution:
3M
Finding support reactions, VC=140kN, VG=80kN,
2M
HG=60kN…………….
1M
Considering a minimum of two sections (as per rules)………..…………
8M
Drawing correct FBD of right/left side of the section…………………….
1M
Finding final member forces in BD, DF, FG and CE……………………..
Drawing final truss indicating member forces and
behavior……………
FBD=20 kN (C), FDF=80 kN (C), FFG=89.44 kN (C) AND FCE=10kN (C)

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