STRUCTURAL DESIGN FINAL QUIZ

Situation 1: For the truss shown at FIG 01, FIG 01

determine the following:
1. Determine the force (kN) acting in
member BD

2. Determine the force (kN) acting in

member BE

Situation 2: A cantilever beam is subjected

to the following loads at FIG 02 and E = 11
GPa:

3. Determine the normal stress in MPa at

point b

4. Determine the shear stress in MPa at point FIG 02

a

5. Determine the deflection in mm at the

free end neglecting the effect of transverse
load

Situation 3: Refer to FIG 03. A chain makes

angles of 30° and 60° at its supports as
shown. Supports A and B are at different
elevation.

6. Determine the location of the low point C FIG 03

of the chain relative to A in m

7. Determine the tension at support A, if the

cable has a mass per length of 0.6 kg/m

Situation 4: A cantilever beam with a

rectangular cross section carries the loading
shown at FIG 04.
If the modulus of elasticity of the beam is
equal to 11 GPa
FIG 04
8. Determine the maximum normal stress in
MPa

9. At the face of the beam where the

maximum tensile and compressive stresses
are located, determine how much does the
neutral axis shift downward or upward in
mm.
10. Determine the deflection at the free end
in mm.