CE623, MATRIX STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

ASSIGNMENT 2, Spring 2021

Question 1: Use the force method to find the bending moment at the intermediate supports of
the continuous beam shown in the figure. Uniformly distributed load on span CD is 2.5 kips/ft.

18’ 20’ 18’

Question 2: A steel beam AB is supported by two steel cables at C and D. Using the force
method, find the tension in the cables and the bending moment at D due to a load P = 5 k and a
drop of temperature of 40˚ Fahrenheit in the two cables. For the beam I = 40 in4, for the cables
a = 0.15 in2; the modulus of elasticity for both is E = 30 × 103 ksi, and the coefficient of thermal
expansion for steel is 6.5 × 10-6 per degree Fahrenheit.