National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Assessment Problems – Part: II

Subject: CAD in Structural Engineering – (CE 660)

Total Marks: 60 (each problem carry equal mark)

Note:

1. Use MATLAB/PYTHON/FORTRAN and ANSYS/ABAQUS/SAP/ETABS

2. Assume suitable data if not provided.
3. Report should contain all the relevant information.
4. Deadline for report submission: Any 3 problems → 1st March 2021 ;
Remaining 2 problems → 20th March 2021.
P1. Plane Frame system with 16 identical members, each having length = 3 m ; 𝐸𝐼 =
2 × 104 N. mm2 ; 𝐸𝐴 = 2.19122 × 1010 N ; and 𝑃 = 100 kN. Analyse (i) the whole
system and (ii) the reduced system (using symmetry and/or antisymmetric), to
determine the slope and deflection at a point where the load is applied.

Fixed Support
P

P
P2. Determine the joint/nodal displacements and member forces for the frame with an
internal hinge in the top beam as shown in the Figure.
P3. Determine the nodal displacements and reactions for the truss. 𝐸 = 210 GPa for all
members ; 𝐿 = 1 m ; 𝐴1 = 𝐴2 = 6 × 10−4 m2 ; 𝐴3 = 6√2 × 10−4 m2 ; 𝑃 = 103 kN

3
P
2 2

45o
1
L
3

1 45o
P4. Analyse the 3D truss. Dimensions in figure are in mm; area of cross-section of each
bar: 3225.8 mm2 ; 𝐸 = 69 GPa ; Load applied: Vertical load of 10000 N at Node 1

Coordinates of the nodes:

P5. Determine the first six natural frequency and mode shapes of the three-dimensional
portal frame. Plot the mode shapes.

Properties of vertical beams:

A = 5.14 x 10−3 m2 Jx = 1.73 x 10−7 m4

Iy = 6.90 x 10−6 m4 Iz = 8.49 x 10−5 m4

Properties of horizontal beams:

A = 5.68 x 10−3 m2 Jx = 1.76 x 10−7 m4

Iy = 1.20 x 10−4 m4 Iz = 7.30 x 10−6 m4

The material is steel:

E = 2.1 x 1011 N/m2 𝜈 = 0.3 𝜌 = 7.8 x 103 kg/m3